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Right ventricle dysfunction in patients with pulmonary embolism

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  1. Division of Internal and Cardiovascular Medicine and Stroke Unit, University of Perugia, Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia, Via G Dottori 1, 06129, Perugia, Italy

    Cecilia Becattini, Maria Cristina Vedovati & Giancarlo Agnelli

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Becattini, C., Vedovati, M.C. & Agnelli, G. Right ventricle dysfunction in patients with pulmonary embolism. Intern Emerg Med 5, 453–455 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-010-0435-0

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