Vol 24, No 4 (2017)
Letters to the Editor — Interventional cardiology
Published online: 2017-08-22

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Baloon atrial septostomy in pulmonary arterial hypertension: Atrial flow regulator — New therapeutic option

Robert Sabiniewicz
Pubmed: 28831783
Cardiol J 2017;24(4):455-456.

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