Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: Alternative therapeutic options
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Therapeutic options in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and severe drug-refractory symptoms.
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Cardiology
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0160-9289,1932-8737
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960200718