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Right atrial ghost following device extraction for infective endocarditis

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Pettemerides, V., Macnab, A. Right atrial ghost following device extraction for infective endocarditis. Echo Res Pract 6, I3–I4 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1530/ERP-19-0038

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