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Review
. 2007 Jan;93(1):137-42.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.071183.

Thrombosis of prosthetic heart valves: diagnosis and therapeutic considerations

Raymond Roudaut  1 , Karim Serri, Stephane Lafitte
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Review

Thrombosis of prosthetic heart valves: diagnosis and therapeutic considerations

Raymond Roudaut et al. Heart. 2007 Jan.
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In compliance with EBAC/EACCME guidelines, all authors participating in Education in Heart have disclosed potential conflicts of interest that might cause a bias in the article

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