Mitral valve ‘kissing lesion’ in Libman–Sacks endocarditis

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عنوان ژورنال: QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

سال: 2021

ISSN: 1460-2725,1460-2393

DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcaa342