Should the Ross Procedure Be Considered in Infective Aortic Valve Endocarditis?
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Aortic valve repair for active infective endocarditis.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0003-4975
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.02.022