Pacman sign during device closure of the patent foramen ovale
โ Scribed by Bernhard Meier
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 165 KB
- Volume
- 60
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1522-1946
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