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Increased heart murmur with standing in a case of pectus excavatum

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Nakasone, I., Hashimoto, S., Masuda, Y. et al. Increased heart murmur with standing in a case of pectus excavatum. J Echocardiogr 11, 121–122 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12574-013-0179-8

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