Valvular heart disease in the elderly: more questions than answers

Affiliations

¹ Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia.
² Department of Cardiology, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.

Comment

Sean Coffey et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Jan.

. 2017 Jan;9(1):E97-E98.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.01.28.

¹ Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia.
² Department of Cardiology, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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