Glycosaminoglycan profiles of myxomatous mitral leaflets and chordae parallel the severity of mechanical alterations
- 15 July 2003
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier
- Vol. 42 (2) , 271-277
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(03)00626-0
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