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Challenging decompensated aortic valve stenosis
  1. Dario Bongiovanni1,2,
  2. Christian Kupatt1,2
  1. 1 I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
  2. 2 DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
  1. Correspondence to Dr Dario Bongiovanni, I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich 80333, Germany; bongiovanni{at}tum.de

https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2018-313183

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    With our study, we aimed to generate the first set of data and novel hypothesises concerning the treatment of decompensated severe aortic stenosis.1 Over the past years, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has experienced a dramatic development, increasing its safety profile and allowing us to successfully treat even highest-risk patients. One of those subgroups, requiring emergency …

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    • Funding This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Not required.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.

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