Asymptomatic mitral valve incompetence: is there evidence for surgery?

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Jeffrey H Shuhaiber. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Dec.

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. 2003 Dec;126(6):2117-8; author reply 2118-9.

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.07.013.

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