Shortness of Breath on Exertion: Diagnostic Possibilities of Stress Echocardiography
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عنوان ژورنال: Kardiologiia
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2412-5660,0022-9040
DOI: 10.18087/cardio.2021.2.n1320