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- 2019
Rheumatic aortic valve disease—when and who to repair?Keywords: Rheumatic aortic, aortic repair, rheumatic repair, aortic valve repair Abstract: Rheumatic valve disease is an endemic problem that is responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality in many countries. Unlike the rheumatic mitral valve, aortic repair continues to be challenging. A thorough understanding of the underlying mechanisms; structural and functional, is essential for repair. We here describe various methods of repair and outline our favoured techniques
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