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. 2022 May 15;18(1):15-18.
doi: 10.4244/EIJ-E-22-00007.

TAVI at 20: how a crazy idea led to a clinical revolution

Hélène Eltchaninoff  1   2 , Martine Gilard  3 , Alain Cribier  2
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TAVI at 20: how a crazy idea led to a clinical revolution

Hélène Eltchaninoff et al. EuroIntervention. .
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Conflict of interest statement

A. Cribier is a consultant for Edwards Lifesciences. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Figure 1. First-in-man TAVI performed at at the Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France, 16 April 2002: From left to right: Christophe Tron, Hélène Eltchaninoff, Alain Cribier
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