To repair or to replace: four decades in the making

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Editorial

Patpilai Kasinpila et al. Ann Transl Med. 2018 Apr.

. 2018 Apr;6(7):125.

doi: 10.21037/atm.2017.05.22.

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.

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

Twenty-Year Outcome After Mitral Repair Versus Replacement for Severe Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation: Analysis of a Large, Prospective, Multicenter, International Registry.
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