Echocardiographic and 64-multislice computed tomographic manifestation of upside down stomach simulating a compression of the left atrium.

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  • Urs Niklaus Duerst
  • Lars Husmann
  • Philipp Antonio Kaufmann
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • European heart journal

دوره 30 23  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009