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Ingenuity of transthoracic echocardiogram in diagnosing acute aortic dissection: A case report

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    Sae Saigo, Manabu Nitta, Atsuichiro Shigenaga, Toshiyuki Ishikawa, Kouichi Tamura & Kazuo Kimura

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Saigo, S., Nitta, M., Shigenaga, A. et al. Ingenuity of transthoracic echocardiogram in diagnosing acute aortic dissection: A case report. J Echocardiogr 19, 263–265 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12574-020-00485-7

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