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A large atrial myxoma in a young woman

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  1. Emergency Department, Gurutzeta Hospital Basque Health Service, Barakaldo-Bizkaia, Spain

    Eunate Arana-Arri, Aitor García de Vicuña Meléndez, Natalia Lekerika Royo, Manuel Cuesta Martín, David Rodrigo Carbonero & José Blázquez Díez

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    Eunate Arana-Arri

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Arana-Arri, E., de Vicuña Meléndez, A.G., Royo, N.L. et al. A large atrial myxoma in a young woman. Intern Emerg Med 3, 379–381 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-008-0131-5

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