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  2. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Erwin Road, Durham, 27710-3504, U.S.A.

    Thomas M. Bashore

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Wang, A., Cabell, C.H. (2009). Infective Endocarditis. In: Wang, A., Bashore, T. (eds) Valvular Heart Disease. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-411-7_21

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