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Right ventricular dysfunction in patients diagnosed with pulmonary embolism

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  1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy

    Martina Perazzolo Marra & Vittorio Pengo

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Perazzolo Marra, M., Pengo, V. Right ventricular dysfunction in patients diagnosed with pulmonary embolism. Intern Emerg Med 5, 451–452 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-010-0434-1

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