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A striking image of spontaneous echo contrast in severe mitral stenosis in a patient with good international normalised ratio (INR) control

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Jeffery, D.A., Lloyd, G. & Ghosh, A.K. A striking image of spontaneous echo contrast in severe mitral stenosis in a patient with good international normalised ratio (INR) control. Echo Res Pract 4, I13–I14 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1530/ERP-17-0029

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