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Added value of transthoracic 2D echocardiographic en face view of the tricuspid valve

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Schneider, M., Binder, T. Added value of transthoracic 2D echocardiographic en face view of the tricuspid valve. Wien Klin Wochenschr 132, 94–96 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-019-01601-z

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