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A rare case of paradoxical embolism from tricuspid valve infective endocarditis and patent foramen ovale

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    Ka Man Fong, Shek Yin Au, Henry Jeffrey Yuen, Jack Ka Chung Shek, Kin Ming Yim, Kin Wah Au Yeung & Kang Yiu Lai

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Fong, K.M., Au, S.Y., Yuen, H.J. et al. A rare case of paradoxical embolism from tricuspid valve infective endocarditis and patent foramen ovale. J Echocardiogr 16, 152–153 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12574-018-0371-y

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