Comprehensive Anatomy of the Pericardial Space and the Cardiac Hilum: Anatomical Dissections With Intact Pericardium.
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SUBMITTER: Mori S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8655319 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May
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Comprehensive Anatomy of the Pericardial Space and the Cardiac Hilum: Anatomical Dissections With Intact Pericardium.
Mori Shumpei S Hanna Peter P Dacey Michael J MJ Temma Taro T Hadaya Joseph J Zhu Ching C Chang Grace G Peacock Warwick J WJ Fishbein Michael C MC Shivkumar Kalyanam K
JACC. Cardiovascular imaging 20210616 5
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