Pulmonary arterial hypertension in adults with atrial septal defect

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Editorial

Manatomo Toyono. J Cardiol Cases. 2012.

. 2012 May 11;6(1):e32-e33.

doi: 10.1016/j.jccase.2012.04.005. eCollection 2012 Jul.

No abstract available

Keywords: Adult congenital heart disease; Atrial septal defect; Pulmonary arterial hypertension.

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