Utilization, Costs, and Outcomes of Conscious Sedation Versus General Anesthesia for Transcatheter Aortic Valve

Howard C Herrmann1, David J Cohen2, Rebecca T Hahn3

  • 1Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (H.C.H., W.Y.S.).

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