A strangled heart by calcified pericardial band: a rare case of localized pericardial constriction detected by chance
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A strangled heart by calcified pericardial band: a rare case of localized pericardial constriction detected by chance.
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عنوان ژورنال: European Heart Journal
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1522-9645,0195-668X
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn240