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Right Heart Thrombus in Transit on Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Rare Finding with Key Management Repercussions.

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SUBMITTER: Lane CM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9399530 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Right Heart Thrombus in Transit on Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Rare Finding with Key Management Repercussions.

Lane Conor M CM Young Kathleen A KA Norton Mark S MS Bennett Courtney E CE Anavekar Nandan S NS

CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.) 20220815 6

PMID: 36036053

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