The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 136, Issue 4 , Pages 816-819 , October 2008

Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me! A perspective on the emerging world of percutaneous heart valve therapy

  • Michael Mack, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Michael Mack, MD, Baylor Healthcare System, Cardiopulmonary Research Science Technology Institute, Dallas, TX 75230.

Received 24 May 2008 ,Accepted 2 June 2008.

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    Procedural volumes of coronary revascularization. PCI, Percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting. (Reproduced with permission from The Advisory Board Company, Future of

    Procedural volumes of coronary revascularization. PCI, Percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting. (Reproduced with permission from The Advisory Board Company, Future of Cardiac Surgery—2004, © The Advisory Board Company, 2004.)

 Presented at the Florida Valve Symposium 2008, March 7–9, 2008, St Petersburg, Fla.

PII: S0022-5223(08)00928-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.06.010

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 136, Issue 4 , Pages 816-819 , October 2008