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Vol 30, No 1 (2023)
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About vegetation size and its clinical implications
Isidre Vilacosta1
Affiliations- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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Vol 30, No 1 (2023)
Editorial — Clinical cardiology
Submitted: 2023-01-24
Accepted: 2023-01-24
Published online: 2023-02-27
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About vegetation size and its clinical implications
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Cardiol J 2023;30(1):3-5.
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Isidre Vilacosta
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