Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 8 , Pages 890-894 , August 2009

Are Prosthetic Heart Valve Fibrin Strands Negligible? The Associations and Significance

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doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.04.032

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 8 , Pages 890-894 , August 2009

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