Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 242-247 , August 2006

Relation between Sympathetic Overactivity and Left Atrial Spontaneous Echo Contrast in Patients with Mitral Stenosis and Sinus Rhythm

Received 29 August 2005 ,Accepted 28 March 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2006.03.009

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 242-247 , August 2006

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