Inoue balloon mitral valvuloplasty vs. double balloon technique: procedure duration and radiation exposure
โ Scribed by Ramaswamy, K.; Losordo, Douglas W.; Rosenfield, Kenneth; Flynn, Susan; Farley, Suzanne; Coletta, Deborah; Kenny, Donna; Isner, Jeffrey M.
- Book ID
- 122823293
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 243 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1558-3597
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