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Research Article

Initial experience with the Freedom Solo® stentless aortic valve in a low volume centre

Solveig Moss Kolseth Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dag Nordhaug Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Olav's University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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Roar Stenseth Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Olav's University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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Alexander Wahba Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Olav's University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
Pages 301-306 | Received 11 Sep 2009, Accepted 30 Mar 2010, Published online: 17 Nov 2010

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