IgG4 Related Cardiac Disease
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Novel cause of sudden cardiac death: IgG4-related disease.
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عنوان ژورنال: Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1947-6094
DOI: 10.14797/mdcj-9-4-230