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Editorial
. 2016 Nov;17(11):1248-1249.
doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jew169. Epub 2016 Aug 7.

Another piece in the puzzle of bicuspid aortic valve syndrome

Stefano Nistri  1 , Betti Giusti  2 , Guglielmina Pepe  2 , Filippo Cademartiri  3   4
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Editorial

Another piece in the puzzle of bicuspid aortic valve syndrome

Stefano Nistri et al. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Nov.
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