Innovative Technologies & Techniques | TAVR for Bicuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis: What Are the Outcomes and What Are the Unmet Needs
In Episode 30 of the Texas Heart Institute (THI) Education Series, Innovative Technologies & Techniques, Dr. Zvonimir Krajcer, MD discusses the current outcomes for transcatheter replacement procedures (TAVR) applied to the bicuspid aortic valve.
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