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Editorial
. 2016 Feb 1;43(1):2-3.
doi: 10.14503/THIJ-15-5640. eCollection 2016 Feb.

Durability of the Starr-Edwards Heart Valve: Early Decisions Led to Successful Results

Albert Starr, Gary L Grunkemeier
Editorial

Durability of the Starr-Edwards Heart Valve: Early Decisions Led to Successful Results

Albert Starr et al. Tex Heart Inst J. .
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Mr. Lowell Edwards (left) and Dr. Albert Starr with caged-ball valve molds, ca. early 1960s.
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From right to left, Dr. Albert Starr and his statistical colleagues, Dr. YingXing Wu and Dr. Gary L. Grunkemeier (2006).
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