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A hole in my heart: mitral abscess and fistula

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    Kristopher P. Kline

  2. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, 1600 SW Archer Road, PO Box 100277, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA

    David E. Winchester

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Kristopher P. Kline has no conflict of interest. David E. Winchester received honoraria for writing promotional material for Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care and Roche Diagnostics.

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Kline, K.P., Winchester, D.E. A hole in my heart: mitral abscess and fistula. J Echocardiogr 13, 159–160 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12574-015-0266-0

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