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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;26:873-874
© 2004 Elsevier Science NL

Editorial

Direct percutaneous valve replacement: the next step?

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, CHUV, Rue du Bugnon 46, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland

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Percutaneous valve replacement has been advocated for quite some time and a PubMed search with the term ‘percutaneous valve replacement’ provides at the time of writing 356 hits out of which about 25 focus on this procedure [1–3,5,6]. Various routes for delivery of the valved devices have been proposed mainly in function of the target position of the implant [4]. In the clinical setting, these include remote access through peripheral arteries or veins for both, right (1) and left (2) sides. However, those of us who are involved in endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) know very well, that peripheral vascular access is a major issue for insertion of larger . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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