Giant left atrial myxoma causing mitral valve obstruction and pulmonary hypertension

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Buyukates, Mustafa ^a,b   Aktunc, Erol ^a  

^a ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of Urology Faculty of Medicine Karaelmas University Zonguldak   (Turkey)

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EID: 49449108064     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
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