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. 1995 Jun;73(6):490–495. doi: 10.1136/hrt.73.6.490

Assessment of coronary microcirculation with myocardial contrast echocardiography: current and future clinical applications.

S Kaul 1
PMCID: PMC483906  PMID: 7626344

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