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Fatal prosthetic valve endocarditis of the CoreValve ReValving System

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Gotzmann, M., Mügge, A. Fatal prosthetic valve endocarditis of the CoreValve ReValving System. Clin Res Cardiol 100, 715–717 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-011-0315-2

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