Percutaneous Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty for Patients with Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis
β Scribed by Palacios, Igor F.; Arzamendi, Dabit
- Book ID
- 122876149
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 914 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 2211-7458
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