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European Heart Journal 2002 23(18):1417-1421; doi:10.1053/euhj.2002.3163
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Clinical Perspectives

Should early elective surgery be performed in patients with severe but asymptomatic aortic stenosis?

R. Rosenhek, G. Maurer and H. Baumgartnerf1

Department of Cardiology, Vienna General Hospital, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

revised December 31, 2001; accepted January 2, 2002

f1 Correspondence: Helmut Baumgartner, MD, Department of Cardiology, Vienna General Hospital, University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18–20, A–1090 Wien, Austria.

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