A glimpse into the future of valve-in-valve to treat early bioprosthesis structural degeneration-are we really doing right?

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Laura Besola et al. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2025.

. 2025 Mar 31;14(2):179-181.

doi: 10.21037/acs-2025-etavr-14. Epub 2025 Mar 28.

¹ Cardiac Surgery Division, Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

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

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