On the definition of geometric orifice area

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Aldo Cannata et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 May.

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. 2020 May;159(5):e303.

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.11.138. Epub 2020 Feb 20.

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Niguarda Hospital, Piazza Ospedale Maggiore, Milan, Italy.

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Reply: The devil is in the details (of definitions).
Durko AP, Atluri P, Pibarot P, De Paulis R; EACTS-STS-AATS Valve Labelling Task Force. Durko AP, et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 May;159(5):e303-e304. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.12.090. Epub 2020 Feb 13. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020. PMID: 32063350 No abstract available.

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