Reply: Do not hesitate to implant a mechanical valve in tricuspid valve position for fear of later stroke and valve thrombosis in young-aged patients

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¹ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Suk Ho Sohn et al. JTCVS Open. 2023.

. 2023 Jun 8:15:175.

doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2023.06.001. eCollection 2023 Sep.

¹ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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