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. 2001 Feb;85(2):229–240. doi: 10.1136/heart.85.2.229

Acute pulmonary embolism 1: pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and diagnosis

M Riedel 1
PMCID: PMC1729607  PMID: 11156681

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