Early surgery in mitral valve endocarditis: it is sometimes too early
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Early surgery for native valve infective endocarditis
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1010-7940
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.08.020