Vol 28, No 3 (2021)
Research Letter
Published online: 2021-04-09

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Conscious sedation and local anesthesia for transcarotid transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Why not?

Damian Hudziak1, Radosław Gocoł1, Konrad Mendrala2, Wojciech Wojakowski3, Grzegorz Smolka3, Radosław Parma3, Maciej Kaźmierski3, Tomasz Darocha2
Pubmed: 33843039
Cardiol J 2021;28(3):489-491.

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