75-Year-Old Man With Progressive Shortness of Breath on Exertion
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Progressive hemiparesis in a 75-year-old man.
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عنوان ژورنال: Mayo Clinic Proceedings
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0025-6196
DOI: 10.4065/80.12.1651