An ideal image: effusive constrictive pericarditis

• Main Authors: Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah, Richardson, James D., Chua, S. K., Cunningham, Michael S., Teo, Karen S., Worthley, Stephen G.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc. 2013
• Subjects: RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/28486/1/An_Ideal_Image_Effusive_Constrictive_Pericarditis.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/28486/; http://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343%2812%2900801-7/fulltext
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

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