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Severe pulmonic valve regurgitation due to histoplasma endocarditis

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Konik, E.A., Bremer, M., Lin, P.T. et al. Severe pulmonic valve regurgitation due to histoplasma endocarditis. Echo Res Pract 2, K21–K24 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1530/ERP-14-0103

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