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DECLARATIONS
Authors’ contributions
Drafting the manuscript: Echarte-Morales J, Minguito-Carazo C, Benito-González T
Conception and design of the manuscript and revision: Estévez-Loureiro R, Garrote-Coloma C, Pérez de
Prado A, Fernández-Vázquez F
All authors have given final approval of the version to be published.

Availability of data and materials
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Conflicts of interest
Estévez-Loureiro R is proctor for Mitraclip.

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