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. 2022 Nov 18;18(10):781-782.
doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-22-00636.

In search of the origin of the acronym TAVI

Philippe E Gaspard  1
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In search of the origin of the acronym TAVI

Philippe E Gaspard. EuroIntervention. .
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Figure 1. The history of the acronym TAVI.
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