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Editorial
. 2022 Sep;11(5):545-547.
doi: 10.21037/acs-2022-rmvs-64.

Robotic mitral valve repair with complete excision of mitral annular calcification

Noritsugu Naito  1 , Eugene A Grossi  1 , Heidi B Nafday  1 , Didier F Loulmet  1
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Editorial

Robotic mitral valve repair with complete excision of mitral annular calcification

Noritsugu Naito et al. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Sep.
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: EAG and DFL are proctors for Intuitive Surgical.

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Robotic mitral valve repair with complete excision of mitral annular calcification.
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