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European Heart Journal 2000 21(20):1651-1652; doi:10.1053/euhj.2000.2336
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Editorial

Percutaneous mitral balloon commissurotomy: a useful and necessary treatment for the western population

A. Vahanian and B. Iung

Bichat Hospital, Paris, France

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