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Severe dyspnoea during late pregnancy in a woman with history of asthma

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No grants or other financial support was received for this work. We thank all colleagues of the Department of Cardiology and Obstetrics who provided information on the clinical course of the patient.

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    Roman Pfister, Konrad F. Frank, Stephan Rosenkranz & Guido Michels

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Pfister, R., Frank, K.F., Rosenkranz, S. et al. Severe dyspnoea during late pregnancy in a woman with history of asthma. Clin Res Cardiol 100, 1119–1121 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-011-0353-9

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