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Original Articles

Intra-cardiac echocardiography in atrial septal interventions: impact on hospitalization costs

, MD, PhD, , MD, , MD, PhD & , MD, PhD
Pages 147-152 | Received 30 Jul 2009, Published online: 23 May 2017

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