Clinical Outcome of High-Risk Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis and Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Undergoing Medical Treatment or TAVI

Thomas Pilgrim; Peter Wenaweser; Fabienne Meuli; Christoph Huber; Stefan Stortecky; Christian Seiler; Stephan Zbinden; Bernhard Meier; Thierry Carrel; Stephan Windecker

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0027556

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Clinical Outcome of High-Risk Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis and Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Undergoing Medical Treatment or TAVI

Thomas Pilgrim ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Thomas Pilgrim, Peter Wenaweser

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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Peter Wenaweser ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Thomas Pilgrim, Peter Wenaweser

* E-mail: peter.wenaweser@insel.ch

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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Fabienne Meuli,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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Christoph Huber,

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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Stefan Stortecky,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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Christian Seiler,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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Stephan Zbinden,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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Bernhard Meier,

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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Thierry Carrel,

Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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Stephan Windecker

Affiliation Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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Clinical Outcome of High-Risk Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis and Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Undergoing Medical Treatment or TAVI

Thomas Pilgrim,
Peter Wenaweser,
Fabienne Meuli,
Christoph Huber,
Stefan Stortecky,
Christian Seiler,
Stephan Zbinden,
Bernhard Meier,
Thierry Carrel,
Stephan Windecker

Published: November 10, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027556

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