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Protocol for Relative Hydrodynamic Assessment of Tri-leaflet Polymer Valves
Published on: October 17, 2013
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Innovation in valve repair devices
Fadia Tohme-Shaya1, Apoorva M Pradhan2
1Center on Drugs and Public Policy and Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; Hariri School of Nursing, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Lancet (London, England)
|November 12, 2019
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