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Review
. 2016 Aug;107(2):173-5.
doi: 10.5935/abc.20160107.

Recommendation of Early Surgery in Primary Mitral Regurgitation: Pros and Cons

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Vitor Emer Egypto Rosa  1 , João Ricardo Cordeiro Fernandes  1 , Antonio Sergio de Santis Andrade Lopes  1 , Tarso Augusto Duenhas Accorsi  1 , Flavio Tarasoutchi  1
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Recommendation of Early Surgery in Primary Mitral Regurgitation: Pros and Cons

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Vitor Emer Egypto Rosa et al. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2016 Aug.
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