Acute and Short-Term Outcomes of Percutaneous Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in Children

Nicola Maschietto1, Ashwin Prakash1, Pedro Del Nido2

  • 1Department of Cardiology (N.M., A.P., D.P.), Boston Children's Hospital, MA.

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