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Editorial
. 2020 Jan 8:1:39-40.
doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2019.11.011. eCollection 2020 Mar.

Commentary: Late calcific fractures of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene neochordae: Blending techniques and a greater number of neochordae for durable mitral repair

Amit Pawale  1 , Patrick M McCarthy  1
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Editorial

Commentary: Late calcific fractures of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene neochordae: Blending techniques and a greater number of neochordae for durable mitral repair

Amit Pawale et al. JTCVS Tech. .
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  • doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2019.11.012

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