Medtronic Freestyle Aortic Root Bioprosthesis

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Barratt-Boyes BG, Jaffe WM, Whitlock RML, et al. Medtronic Intact Bioprosthesis: 10 Year Performance. Presented at the 13th Biennial Asian Congress on Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sydney, Australia, October 12-15, 1997.

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Data on File, Medtronic, Inc.

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