Cardiovascular Medicine · 2012 · 29 citations · 3 references
MedicineCardiologySurgeryCardiothoracic SurgeryInterventional CardiologyReconstructive SurgeryCardiac Valve SurgeryMitral Valve DiseaseMitral Valve InterventionStent PlacementSurgical Valve ReplacementTranscatheter Valve TherapyCalcificationMitral Valve CalcificationPercutaneous Mitral Valve RepairSurgical Mitral Valve ReplacementValve Calcification AssessmentValvular Calcification
We report on the worldwide first implantation of a transcatheter valve in mitral position using a surgical approach to treat severe combined mitral valve disease, complicated by massive calcifications of the whole mitral anulus.
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