Non‐thrombotic fatal pulmonary embolism with a ‘rule‐out’ CT scan
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Nonthrombotic pulmonary embolism.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: ESC Heart Failure
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2055-5822,2055-5822
DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12051