Balloon mitral valvuloplasty: Single catheter technique comparing bifoil/trefoil and inoue balloons
โ Scribed by JJ Patel; AS Mitha; F Hassen; S Vythilingum; S Chetty
- Book ID
- 119168668
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 187 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1558-3597
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