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Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine (2006) 3, 256-264
doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0534  
Received 20 September 2005 | Accepted 16 February 2006

Surgery Insight: current advances in percutaneous heart valve replacement and repair

Vasilis Babaliaros, Alain Cribier* and Carla Agatiello

Correspondence *Service de Cardiologie, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, 1 rue de Germont, 76,000 Rouen, France

Email
 alain.cribier@chu-rouen.fr

Many changes are taking place in terms of the devices and techniques available to perform heart valve repair and replacement. Advances have meant that interest has been raised in percutaneous and minimally invasive valvular interventions. This review outlines the evolution of and possible future for this subspecialty.

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