Transcatheter Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale in Patients with Platypnea-Orthodeoxia: Results of a Multicentric French Registry
✍ Scribed by P. Guérin; V. Lambert; F. Godart; A. Legendre; J. Petit; F. Bourlon; B. De Geeter; A. Petit; B. Monrozier; A.M. Rossignol; M. Jimenez; D. Crochet; A. Choussat; C. Rey; J. Losay
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 111 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-086X
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