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Importance of transesophageal echocardiography in directing the surgical approach to atrial myxomas

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Bashar Izzat, M., Yim, A.P.C. Importance of transesophageal echocardiography in directing the surgical approach to atrial myxomas. Surg Endosc 11, 1136–1137 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649900552

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