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. 1997 Jan;77(1):84–85. doi: 10.1136/hrt.77.1.84

Complete heart block caused by cardiac echinococcosis and successfully treated with albendazole.

M Ozdemir 1, E Diker 1, S Aydogdu 1, S Göksel 1
PMCID: PMC484642  PMID: 9038702

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