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. 1978 May;40(5):468–481. doi: 10.1136/hrt.40.5.468

The floppy mitral valve. Study of incidence, pathology, and complications in surgical, necropsy, and forensic material.

M J Davies, B P Moore, M V Braimbridge
PMCID: PMC483431  PMID: 656211

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