Percutaneous balloon pericardial window for patients with malignant pericardial effusion and tamponade
โ Scribed by Palacios, Igor F. ;Murat Tuzcu, E. ;Ziskind, Andrew A. ;Younger, Jerry ;Block, Peter C.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 586 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-6569
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