Mitral valve ‘kissing lesion’ in Libman–Sacks endocarditis
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: QJM: An International Journal of Medicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1460-2725,1460-2393
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcaa342