Thrombosis of a patent foramen ovale closure device: Thrombolytic management
โ Scribed by Marc Vanderheyden; Willem Willaert; Philip Claessens; Inge Branders; Paul Ex; Paul Vermeersch
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 790 KB
- Volume
- 56
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1522-1946
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