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Letter to the Editor
Aortic valve replacement surgery improves the quality of life of octogenarians with severe aortic stenosis
A cirurgia de substituição valvular aórtica melhora a qualidade de vida dos octogenários com estenose aórtica grave
Dina Bentoa,
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dinabento@gmail.com

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, Pedro Coelhob, João Lopesb, José Fragatab
a Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
b Serviço de Cirurgia Cardiotorácica, Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal
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