Spontaneous Prosthesis Leaflet Detachment and Loss During Aortic Valve Implantation

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Emmanouel Papadakis (3rd Department of Cardiac Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center) ;
Thomas Martens (Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ghent University Hospital) ;
Meletios Kanakis (Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center)

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