Uncommon cardiac manifestations of left-sided Pseudomonas Endocarditis in an intravenous drug abuser with an undiagnosed atrial septal defect
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiovascular Echography
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2211-4122
DOI: 10.4103/2211-4122.199059