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. 1956 Jul;18(3):327–340. doi: 10.1136/hrt.18.3.327

LEFT ATRIAL, “PULMONARY CAPILLARY”, AND ŒSOPHAGEAL BALLOON PRESSURE TRACINGS IN MITRAL VALVE DISEASE

Alvin J Gordon 1, Leslie Kuhn 1, Salomao S Amram 1, Ephraim Donoso 1,*, Eugene Braunwald 1,†
PMCID: PMC479596  PMID: 13342297

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