Severe "silent" mitral regurgitation after myocardial infarction: a clinical conundrum.

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  • J Efthimiou
  • M Pitcher
  • O Ormerod
  • F Harper
  • S Westaby
  • D Grahame-Smith
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عنوان ژورنال:
  • BMJ

دوره 305 6845  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1992