Cerebral microembolism during transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale
β Scribed by J. Ferrari; H. Baumgartner; S. Tentschert; V. Dorda; W. Lang; A. Willfort-Ehringer; P. Probst; W. Lalouschek
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 205 KB
- Volume
- 251
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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