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Reducing periprocedural complications in transcatheter aortic valve replacement: review of paravalvular leaks, stroke and vascular complications

Jean-Michel ParadisQuebec Heart & Lung Institute, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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Omar Abdul-Jawad AltisentQuebec Heart & Lung Institute, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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Josep RodÉs-CabauQuebec Heart & Lung Institute, Quebec City, Quebec, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1251-1262 | Published online: 29 Oct 2015

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