Tricuspid valve endocarditis in a drug addict: will two operations do?
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Tricuspid endocarditis in a drug addict; detection of tricuspid vegetations by two-dimensional echocardiography.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cor et Vasa
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0010-8650,1803-7712
DOI: 10.33678/cor.2010.091