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Patent foramen ovale with a riding vermicular thrombus arising from a pacemaker lead

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Koşuyolu Kartal Heart Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Mehmet Ali Astarcioglu, Mehmet Ozkan & Ozan Gursoy

  2. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Koşuyolu Kartal Heart Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

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Astarcioglu, M.A., Ozkan, M., Gursoy, O. et al. Patent foramen ovale with a riding vermicular thrombus arising from a pacemaker lead. J Echocardiogr 11, 115–116 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12574-013-0174-0

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