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Review
. 2015 Jul;4(4):384-6.
doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2015.04.08.

Sub-valvular repair of ischemic mitral regurgitation in a patient with severe tethering of mitral leaflets

Giampiero Esposito  1 , Giangiuseppe Cappabianca  1 , Samuele Bichi  1 , Antonio Cricco  1 , Camillo Poloni  1 , Cesare Beghi  1
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Sub-valvular repair of ischemic mitral regurgitation in a patient with severe tethering of mitral leaflets

Giampiero Esposito et al. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Jul.
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