Percutaneous valve replacement offers options for some patients.

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العنوان: Percutaneous valve replacement offers options for some patients. (cover story)
المؤلفون: Raible, Eric
المصدر: Cardiology Today. Oct2008, Vol. 11 Issue 10, p1-20. 2p.
مصطلحات موضوعية: *HEART valve transplantation, *CARDIAC surgery, *OPERATIVE surgery, *CARDIOLOGY, AORTIC valve surgery
مستخلص: The article discusses research on percutaneous valve replacement as an option for patients who will undergo pulmonary and aortic valve replacement. It suggests that percutaneous valve replacement is used in patients with pediatric and adult congenital heart diseases. Details related to pulmonary valve implantation to patients avoiding surgery and the aortic valve arena to patients who have no surgical option are also discussed.
قاعدة البيانات: Academic Search Index