Incidental finding of a left atrial thrombus during surgical management of a massive pulmonary embolism
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Role of paraclinical assessment in management of massive pulmonary embolism: A case report
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0971-9784
DOI: 10.4103/aca.aca_119_18