Transesophageal Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Demonstration of Clefts in the Anterior Tricuspid Valve Leaflet
Rajasekhar Nekkanti MD,
Rajasekhar Nekkanti MD
From the Division of Cardiovascular Disease 1 and Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2 The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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Navin C. Nanda MD,
Navin C. Nanda MD
From the Division of Cardiovascular Disease 1 and Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2 The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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Sujood Ahmed MD,
Sujood Ahmed MD
From the Division of Cardiovascular Disease 1 and Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2 The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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Wen Ying Huang MD,
Wen Ying Huang MD
From the Division of Cardiovascular Disease 1 and Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2 The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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Albert D. Pacifico MD,
Albert D. Pacifico MD
From the Division of Cardiovascular Disease 1 and Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2 The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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Rajasekhar Nekkanti MD,
Rajasekhar Nekkanti MD
From the Division of Cardiovascular Disease 1 and Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2 The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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Navin C. Nanda MD,
Navin C. Nanda MD
From the Division of Cardiovascular Disease 1 and Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2 The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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Sujood Ahmed MD,
Sujood Ahmed MD
From the Division of Cardiovascular Disease 1 and Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2 The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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Wen Ying Huang MD,
Wen Ying Huang MD
From the Division of Cardiovascular Disease 1 and Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2 The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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Albert D. Pacifico MD,
Albert D. Pacifico MD
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First published: 06 June 2007
Navin C. Nanda, MD, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Heart Station SW/S102, 619 South 19th Street, Birmingham, AL 35249E-mail: [email protected]
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