Surgical treatment of acquired ventricular septal defects in the elderly
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- 1 August 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Vol. 12 (2) , 298-303
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s1010-7940(97)00128-0
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: As the population continues to age, older patients are being referred for repair of acquired ventricular septal defect (VSD) following myoKeywords
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