A prospective survey of patients with valvular heart disease in Europe: The Euro Heart Survey on Valvular Heart Disease.

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Published in Eur Heart J on July 01, 2003

Authors

Bernard Iung1, Gabriel Baron, Eric G Butchart, François Delahaye, Christa Gohlke-Bärwolf, Olaf W Levang, Pilar Tornos, Jean-Louis Vanoverschelde, Frank Vermeer, Eric Boersma, Philippe Ravaud, Alec Vahanian

Author Affiliations

1: Cardiology Department, Bichat Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France bernard.iung@bch.ap-hop-paris.fr

Associated clinical trials:

Management and Clinical Outcomes of Patients With Severe Mitral Valve Disease Not Suitable for Surgery (MITRAGISTER) | NCT02925819

Novel Cardiac Imaging Prognostic Markers of Clinical Outcome in Patients With Chronic Aortic Regurgitation (MOLLI-GLS-Hx) | NCT02910349

Observatory of Anticoagulation After Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement (ARVA) | NCT01293188

Phase Contrast in Valvular Heart Disease | NCT03669666

PRospective Evaluation Complementing Investigation With Acurate Neo Device (PRECISA) | NCT03846557

THE ALIGN-AR PIVOTAL TRIAL: JenaValve Pericardial TAVR Aortic Regurgitation Study (ALIGN-AR) | NCT04415047

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