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Long-term follow-up of patients undergoing isolated partial left ventriculectomy

Reinaldo B. B. BestettiFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of the Centro Universitário Barão de Mauá, Ribeirão Preto city, and the Division of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto city, Brazil.Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 405-408 | Received 19 Aug 2003, Accepted 05 Jan 2003, Published online: 23 May 2017

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