Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Page 90.e1 , January 2008

Rapid Bioprosthetic Valve Degeneration Resulting in Severe Mitral Stenosis

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PII: S0894-7317(07)00488-9

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.06.023

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Page 90.e1 , January 2008

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