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Editorial

Aortic valve replacement in middle-aged patients: Is the increased use of bioprostheses justified?

Natalie GlaserDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Anesthesiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden;Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Ulrik SartipyDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Anesthesiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden;Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 405-406 | Received 13 Dec 2015, Accepted 14 Jan 2016, Published online: 12 Feb 2016

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