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Left ventricular systemic air embolus following caesarean section

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    Sadat Ali Edroos, Hossam El-Gendi & Debashis Roy

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Edroos, S.A., El-Gendi, H. & Roy, D. Left ventricular systemic air embolus following caesarean section. J Echocardiogr 15, 95–96 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12574-016-0318-0

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