Aortic valve surgery for aortic regurgitation caused by Libman-Sacks endocarditis in a patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome: a case report
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1749-8090
DOI: 10.1186/s13019-021-01458-2