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Giant left atrial myxoma hiding severe preoperative mitral regurgitation


- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, Spain.
- Department of Cardiology, Institute of Heart Sciences (ICICOR), Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, Spain
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Title
Giant left atrial myxoma hiding severe preoperative mitral regurgitation
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652-654
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2018-10-30
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Cardiol J 2018;25(5):652-654.
Authors
Gregorio Laguna
Nuria Arce
Salvatore Di Stefano
Barbara Segura
Miriam Blanco
Javier Castrodeza
Yolanda Carrascal


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