Surgical Removal of a Giant Vegetation on Permanent Endocavitary Pacemaker Wire and Lead
Guo-tao Ma, Qi Miao*, Chao-ji Zhang, and Li-hua Cao
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peiking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peiking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
Guo-tao Ma, Qi Miao*, Chao-ji Zhang, and Li-hua Cao. Surgical Removal of a Giant Vegetation on Permanent Endocavitary Pacemaker Wire and Lead[J].Chinese Medical Sciences Journal, 2011, 26(4): 251-253.
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