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Paravalvular leakages between sewing cuffs after the second surgery for double valve replacement: evaluation by three-dimensional color-Doppler transesophageal echocardiography

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Hideta Takushi, Akihiro Hayashida, Nobuyuki Kagiyama, Misako Toki, Atsushi Hirohata, Keizo Yamamoto, and Kiyoshi Yoshida declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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Takushi, H., Hayashida, A., Kagiyama, N. et al. Paravalvular leakages between sewing cuffs after the second surgery for double valve replacement: evaluation by three-dimensional color-Doppler transesophageal echocardiography. J Echocardiogr 16, 52–53 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12574-017-0353-5

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