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European Heart Journal 2000 21(20):1643-1644; doi:10.1053/euhj.2000.2189
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Editorial

Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty—the first line treatment for mitral stenosis and restenosis

U. Zeymer and K.-L. Neuhaus

Medizinische Kilink II, Klinikum Kassel, Germany

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