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Aortic Valve Stenosis
Anesthesiology Clinics, 10/16/09

Zigelman CZ et al. – Calcific aortic stenosis (AS) is primarily a disease of the elderly, possessing features that are biomechanical as well as systemic and inflammatory in nature, with risk factors and histopathology similar to atherosclerosis. A substantial number of patients with symptomatic AS present for anesthesia care for a variety of procedures. A thorough, modern understanding of AS and its course are necessary for the anesthesiologist to guide the patient through the perioperative period.

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Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 10/29/09 Relevance Score: 95%

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients With Very High Risk for Conventional Aortic Valve Replacement
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