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. 2007 Jan;93(1):137-42.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.071183.

Thrombosis of prosthetic heart valves: diagnosis and therapeutic considerations

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Thrombosis of prosthetic heart valves: diagnosis and therapeutic considerations

Raymond Roudaut et al. Heart. 2007 Jan.
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