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The GIPMER 3-Method (Blood–Hegar–Silk) Approach for intraoperative localization of apical muscular ventricular septal defects via limited right ventricular apical ventriculotomy: a five-patient case series
AIIMS, New Delhi, India
RPGMC, Tanda, Himachal Pradesh, India
VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (3): 213-219
Data publikacji online: 2026/10/12
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