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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Cardiac magnetic resonance detection of left ventricular thrombus in acute myocardial infarction

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Pages 11-16 | Received 29 Jun 2012, Accepted 30 Sep 2012, Published online: 20 Feb 2013

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