Japan's 1st heart valve implant inserting catheter from groin

Toyama University Hospital doctor Hiroshi Ueno holds a sample of an artificial heart valve and a catheter at the hospital in central Japan on June 8, 2020. His team succeeded for the first time in Japan on May 4 in implanting a new artificial valve into the heart of a patient whose old mechanical valve became dysfunctional, inserting a catheter from her groin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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