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  1. Department of Cardiology, University of the Witwatersand Medical School, York Road, Parktown, 2193, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Barlow, J.B., Pocock, W.A. Mitral leaflet billowing and prolapse. Implications for management. Cardiovasc Drug Ther 1, 543–547 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02125738

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