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Mitral valve repair with glutaraldehyde-treated autologous pericardium for active infective endocarditis

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, 2-17-77, Higashinaniwa-cho, AmagasakiHyogo, 660-8550, Japan

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Fukunaga, N., Tamura, N. Mitral valve repair with glutaraldehyde-treated autologous pericardium for active infective endocarditis. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 70, 683–684 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-022-01817-3

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