Heart transplantation for end-stage heart failure combined with Q fever isolated to the heart: a case report
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عنوان ژورنال: European Heart Journal - Case Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2514-2119
DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa435