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When is the supravalvar mitral ring truly supravalvar?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 December 2008

Robert H. Anderson*
Affiliation:
Cardiac Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College, London, United Kingdom
*
Correspondence to: Professor Robert H. Anderson, BSc, MD, FRCPath, 60 Earlsfield Road, London SW18 3DN, United Kingdom. E-mail: [email protected]

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Editorial Comment
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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