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. 1965 Mar;46(3):345–365.

Aging Changes in the Aortic and Mitral Valves

Histologic and Histochemical Studies, with Observations on the Pathogenesis of Calcific Aortic Stenosis and Calcification of the Mitral Annulus

Stewart Sell, Robert E Scully
PMCID: PMC1920370  PMID: 14270114

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