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. 1966 Feb;163(2):249–256. doi: 10.1097/00000658-196602000-00015

Indications for removal of intracardiac foreign bodies: review and report of four cases.

W F Holdefer Jr, C Lyons, W S Edwards
PMCID: PMC1477067  PMID: 5906613

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