Long-term relative survival after primary heart valve replacement1
Open Access
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Vol. 11 (1) , 81-91
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s1010-7940(96)01025-1
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Determination of the optimal timing of primary heart valvereplacement is an important issue. The present paper provides a synopsisover earKeywords
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