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Transesophageal echocardiography in corroborating aortic stenosis severity in patients with low-gradient aortic stenosis with preserved ejection fraction

Patrycjusz Stokłosa12, Anna Stec-Gola1, Dariusz Zakrzewski1, Anna Jasińska1, Małgorzata Nieznańska1, Ilona Kowalik3, Ilona Michałowska4, Tomasz Hryniewiecki1
Pubmed: 39743901
Pol Heart J 2025;83(3):325-328.

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