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Low-gradient severe aortic stenosis with preserved ejection fraction: how fast should we act?

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Strachinaru, M., Van Mieghem, N.M. Low-gradient severe aortic stenosis with preserved ejection fraction: how fast should we act?. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 37, 3177–3180 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-021-02396-9

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