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Valve Repair and Replacement in Congestive Heart Failure

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Valvular heart disease is often a cause or effect of congestive heart failure. This chapter describes the most important valvular conditions found in patients with congestive heart failure and attempts to provide the reader with a contemporary outlook on their management.

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Deo, S.V., Park, S.J. (2017). Valve Repair and Replacement in Congestive Heart Failure. In: Eisen, H. (eds) Heart Failure. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4219-5_19

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