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Clinical Trial Report: The Predictive Value of Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography for Aortic Valve Repair

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Chicago Medical Center, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC 5084, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA

    Homaa Ahmad & Roberto M. Lang

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Ahmad, H., Lang, R.M. Clinical Trial Report: The Predictive Value of Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography for Aortic Valve Repair. Curr Cardiovasc Imaging Rep 3, 249–251 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12410-010-9036-6

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