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. 1992 Dec;68(6):634. doi: 10.1136/hrt.68.12.634-a

Limitations of transoesophageal echocardiography in patients with focal cerebral ischaemic events

Peter Wilmshurst 1
PMCID: PMC1025699  PMID: 1467063

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