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Isolated parachute mitral valve as an incidental finding in an asymptomatic hypertensive adult

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  1. Department of Cardiology “G.Hatzikosta”, General Hospital of Ioannina, 45001, Ioannina, Greece

    Dimitrios Patsouras MD,  Panagiotis Korantzopoulos MD, PhD, Evaggelos Kountouris MD & Konstantinos Siogas MD, PhD

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Patsouras, D., Korantzopoulos, P., Kountouris, E. et al. Isolated parachute mitral valve as an incidental finding in an asymptomatic hypertensive adult. Clin Res Cardiol 96, 38–41 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-006-0449-9

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