Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 38-43 , February 2006

Right Atrial Trans-Septal Approach for Left Atrial Myxomas—Nine-Year Experience

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doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2005.06.008

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 38-43 , February 2006

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