Balloon Treatment Yields Results Similar To Surgery In Patients With Mitral Stenosis
PITTSBURGH, PA — November 16, 2000 — For patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis, balloon mitral valvotomy yields similar long-term results compared to […]
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