Cardiologists and Surgeons Meet for Heart Valve Summit
Executive Summary
Interventional cardiologists and surgeons sat down together to discuss the advances in percutaneous heart valve technology at a jointly-sponsored seminar in Chicago, reflecting a newfound recognition by surgeons of the need to embrace these new procedures.
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