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Editorial
. 2016 Jul;9(7):e005070.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.116.005070.

Anticipating the Vicious Circle of Postinfarction Mitral Regurgitation: Imaging Insights

Jacob P Dal-Bianco  1 , Philipp E Bartko  1 , Robert A Levine  2
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Editorial

Anticipating the Vicious Circle of Postinfarction Mitral Regurgitation: Imaging Insights

Jacob P Dal-Bianco et al. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; adaptation; echocardiography; ischemia; mitral regurgitation; prognosis.

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