Recurrent syncope on effort due to concealed constrictive pericarditis.
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehs179 Online publish-ahead-of-print 17 June 2012
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عنوان ژورنال:
- European heart journal
دوره 34 24 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013