Medical Treatment of Aortic Stenosis
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Medical treatment of aortic stenosis: promising, or wishful thinking?
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.116.023997