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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Assessment of left ventricular function during aortic balloon valvuloplasty by transesophageal echocardiography

K. J. HenrichsTiberius PopAlain CribierJ. MeyerRaimund ErbelB. LetacS. Sack

subject

Aortic valvemedicine.medical_specialtyMitral regurgitationVentricular functionPalliative treatmentbusiness.industrymedicine.medical_treatmentmedicine.diseaseBalloon valvuloplastyBalloonAortic valvuloplastymedicine.anatomical_structureAortic valve stenosisInternal medicinecardiovascular systemmedicineCardiologybusiness

description

Several reports have documented the feasability and utility of balloon aortic valvuloplasty as a palliative treatment for high-surgical-risk patients with critical aortic valve stenosis (1–3).

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1989-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-12114-6_12