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Exercise and Noncardiac Surgery in Valvular Heart Disease

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Hart, S.A., Krasuski, R.A. (2009). Exercise and Noncardiac Surgery in Valvular Heart Disease. In: Wang, A., Bashore, T. (eds) Valvular Heart Disease. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-411-7_22

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