Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty of a stenosed mitral bioprosthesis
β Scribed by Fernandez, Jose J. ;Desando, C. James ;Leff, Richard A. ;Ord, Mark ;Sabbagh, Adib H.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 245 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-6569
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