Abstract
The problem of valvular disease is determined by three basic variables:
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a)
its natural history;
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b)
the operative mortality of valve substitution and
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c)
the duration of the prosthesis.
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Gutierrez, P.Z. (1988). Introduction. In: de Luna, A.B., Betriu, A., Permanyer, G. (eds) Therapeutics in Cardiology. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 81. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1333-2_40
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