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Editorial
. 2015 Dec 3;13(2):40-41.
doi: 10.1016/j.jccase.2015.10.014. eCollection 2016 Feb.

Editorial: What is this cleavage of mitral valve - Commissure, indentation, cleft, or cleft-like indentation?

Masaki Nii  1
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Editorial

Editorial: What is this cleavage of mitral valve - Commissure, indentation, cleft, or cleft-like indentation?

Masaki Nii. J Cardiol Cases. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Cleft; Commissure; Congenital heart disease; Indentation; Mitral valve.

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