Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 377-379 , April 2010

Transcutaneous Aortic Valve Implantation—A First Line Treatment for Aortic Valve Disease?

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 Conflicts of interest: Dr Munt has been a paid consultant to Edwards Lifesciences (Irvine, CA). Dr Munt and Mr Moss are investigators in the Placement of Aortic Transcatheter Valve (PARTNER) trial, sponsored by Edwards Lifesciences.

 Editorial Comments published in the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (JASE) reflect the opinions of their author(s), and do not necessarily represent the views of JASE, its editors, or the American Society of Echocardiography.

PII: S0894-7317(10)00183-5

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.02.017

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 377-379 , April 2010

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