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Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis

Akram SalehWessex Cardiothoracic Centre, Southampton University Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom.Correspondence[email protected]
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Keith DawkinsWessex Cardiothoracic Centre, Southampton University Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom.
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John MonroWessex Cardiothoracic Centre, Southampton University Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Pages 658-662 | Received 15 May 2003, Accepted 15 Sep 2003, Published online: 23 May 2017

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