Korean Circ J.  2025 Jan;55(1):32-33. 10.4070/kcj.2024.0304.

Pivot-Balloon: A First Step Toward a Novel Transcatheter Treatment for Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

• Lee J
• Lee YJ

• KMID: 2564713
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2024.0304

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