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Rheumatic heart disease: how many interventions and complications can a patient overcome? Cover

Rheumatic heart disease: how many interventions and complications can a patient overcome?

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|Mar 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjc-2025-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2734-6382 | Journal ISSN: 1220-658X
Language: English
Page range: 70 - 74
Published on: Mar 17, 2025
Published by: Romanian Society of Cardiology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Bianca Adriana Niţă, Carmen Cristiana Beladan, Sergiu Nicolae Sipoş, Anca Doina Mateescu, Bogdan A Popescu, published by Romanian Society of Cardiology
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