Increased Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) Frame Counts in Patients with Chronic Aortic Regurgitation

Year 2011, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 18 - 23, 01.03.2011

Ramazan Kargin Ramazan Kargn Mustafa Akçakoyun Selçuk Pala Yunus Emiroğlu Soe Moe Aung Barış Dindar Kürşat Arslan Özkan Candan Gülsüm Şahin Nihal Özdemir

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Increased Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) Frame Counts in Patients with Chronic Aortic Regurgitation

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