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Acute cerebral infarction caused by atrial thrombus originating from left upper pulmonary vein stump after left upper lobe trisegmentectomy

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Kao, CN., Liu, YW. Acute cerebral infarction caused by atrial thrombus originating from left upper pulmonary vein stump after left upper lobe trisegmentectomy. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 68, 206–207 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-020-01288-4

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