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. 1971 Aug;174(2):194–201. doi: 10.1097/00000658-197108000-00004

Giant left atrium in rheumatic heart disease: a report of 18 cases treated by mitral valve replacement.

J Plaschkes, J B Borman, G Merin, H Milwidsky

PMCID: PMC1397466 PMID: 4254395

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