Volume 10, Number 6, November-December 2003

Non-surgical aortic valve replacement
Miles Dalby, Helene Eltchaninoff, Alain Cribier

This article discusses percutaneous aortic valve replacement, a new technique developed to overcome the problem of restenosis of the native valve in patients treated with balloon aortic valvuloplasty. It describes the first four cases which have been undertaken using this new technique that show the potential for its development for more widespread use in the future.

Br J Cardiol 2003;10:450-452.

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