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Echocardiographic changes in diastolic filling and stroke volume during postural alterations and ankle exercise in a patient with congenital defect of the pericardium

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Shusuke Fukuoka, Naoki Fujimoto, Kaoru Dohi, Hidetomo Onuma, Ryuji Okamoto, Hitoshi Kakimoto, Masaaki Ito declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Fukuoka, S., Fujimoto, N., Dohi, K. et al. Echocardiographic changes in diastolic filling and stroke volume during postural alterations and ankle exercise in a patient with congenital defect of the pericardium. J Echocardiogr 18, 130–131 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12574-019-00419-y

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