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Theme: Pediatric & Geriatric Cardiology - Review

Decision-making in transcatheter aortic valve replacement: the impact of frailty in older adults with aortic stenosis

Catherine Y Wong Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Philip Green Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Mathew Williams Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. [email protected]; Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. [email protected]
Pages 761-772 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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