Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 189-190 , June 2006

Mitral Stenosis After Duran Ring Annuloplasty for Non-rheumatic Mitral Regurgitation—A Foreign Body Response?

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doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2005.08.005

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 189-190 , June 2006

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