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This chapter introduces the reader to the contents of the book. It discusses the use of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for treating severe aortic stenosis (AS).
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Watkins, A.C., Gupta, A., Griffith, B.P. (2018). Introduction. In: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93396-2_1
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