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Case Report

Paradoxical arterial and pulmonary embolism in a patient with a thrombus between atrial septum and patent foramen ovale

Katarzyna PiestrzeniewiczSterling Memorial Hospital, Cardiology Clinic, Institute of Cardiology, Sterlinga 1/3, 91-425 ™ódz, Poland.
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Marek MaciejewskiSterling Memorial Hospital, Cardiology Clinic, Institute of Cardiology, Sterlinga 1/3, 91-425 ™ódz, Poland.Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 179-181 | Received 10 Mar 2003, Accepted 18 Mar 2003, Published online: 23 May 2017

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