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Editorial
. 2020 Apr;12(4):1621-1623.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2020.02.39.

Minimally invasive mitral valve repair: for every patient, for every surgeon or still a work in progress?

Antonio M Calafiore  1 , Antonio Totaro  1 , Nicola Testa  1 , Michele Di Mauro  2
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Editorial

Minimally invasive mitral valve repair: for every patient, for every surgeon or still a work in progress?

Antonio M Calafiore et al. J Thorac Dis. 2020 Apr.
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Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2020.02.39). MDM serves as an unpaid editorial board member of Journal of Thoracic Disease from Dec 2018 to Nov 2020. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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