Contemporary approach to paradoxical embolism.
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Contemporary Approach to Paradoxical Embolism Print ISSN: 0009-7322. Online ISSN: 1524-4539 Copyright © 2014 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. is published by the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 Circulation doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.005462 2014;129:1892-1897 Circulation. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/129/18/1892 World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and services, is located on the
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Circulation
دوره 129 18 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014