Elderly patients in need of heart valve replacements have alternative to surgery

Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 12:20 in Health & Medicine

Doctors in Germany successfully used transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation in elderly patients with degenerated bioprostheses in aortic and mitral position. This minimally invasive procedure was used as an alternative treatment option for patients who were at high surgical risk.

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