Diagnosis, treatment, and long-term follow up of a patient with a hydatid cyst of the left ventricle.

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  • A G Kontopoulos
  • M J Avramides
  • V G Athyros
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • British heart journal

دوره 72 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1994