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Editorial
. 2007 May;93(5):549-51.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.107672.

Prevention of valve prosthesis--patient mismatch before aortic valve replacement: does it matter and is it feasible?

Philippe Pibarot, Jean G Dumesnil
Editorial

Prevention of valve prosthesis--patient mismatch before aortic valve replacement: does it matter and is it feasible?

Philippe Pibarot et al. Heart. 2007 May.

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