Pathological Biomineralization in the Calcific Aortic Valve

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Submitted: September 28, 2016
Published: Oct 22, 2016
DOI: 10.17352/2455-2976.000032
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Elena Cavarretta*
Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, corso della Repubblica 79, 04100 Latina, Italy
Adriana Maras
Department of Earth Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, piazzale Aldo Moro 5, Rome, Italy

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Cavarretta, E., & Maras, A. (2016). Pathological Biomineralization in the Calcific Aortic Valve. Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiology, 3(2), 045–046. https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-2976.000032
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