Emergency ultrasound diagnosis of a left atrial thrombus and diffuse emboli
β Scribed by Anita Datta; Monica Kapoor; Michelle Pearl-Davis; Penelope Chun Lema
- Book ID
- 107686446
- Publisher
- Springer Milan
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 202 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 2036-3176
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