Is Cardiac Catheterization Absolutely Necessary for Registration of Cardiac Transplantation in a Pediatric Patient of Dilated Cardiomyopathy ?
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0911-1794
DOI: 10.9794/jspccs.28.126