Unexplained bloody pericardial effusion: a diagnostic dilemma.

نویسندگان

  • Adil Rajwani
  • Dusan Kotasek
  • Robert Xu
  • Karen Teo
  • Matthew Worthley
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عنوان ژورنال:
  • European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging

دوره 16 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015