Right atrial compressing mass appearance: a rare aetiological cause
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A rare cause of a right atrial mass
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Echocardiography
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1525-2167,1532-2114
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jer043