Late Bacterial Endocarditis in an Intravenous Drug User With an Amplatzer Septal Occluder
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Late Bacterial Endocarditis and Abscess Formation After Implantation of an Amplatzer Septal Occluder Device.
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عنوان ژورنال: Texas Heart Institute Journal
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0730-2347,1526-6702
DOI: 10.14503/thij-18-6903