CT based sizing may reduce pacemaker implantation and paravalvular leaks after sutureless and rapid deployment valve implantation

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Alfredo Giuseppe Cerillo et al. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;9(5):411-413.

doi: 10.21037/acs-2019-surd-171.

¹ Operative Unit of Cardiac Surgery, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.

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

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