Commentary: How form and function of the aortic valve influence the proximal aorta

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Leora B Balsam. JTCVS Open. 2021.

. 2021 Oct 29:8:175-176.

doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2021.10.032. eCollection 2021 Dec.

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