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Rare case of double inlet left ventricle: Functional and anatomic information provided by adenosine Tc-99m sestamibi SPECT

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving St, 20010, Washington DC, NW

    Benjamin Kleiber, George Ruiz, Elmo Acio & Douglas Van Nostrand

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Kleiber, B., Ruiz, G., Acio, E. et al. Rare case of double inlet left ventricle: Functional and anatomic information provided by adenosine Tc-99m sestamibi SPECT. J Nucl Cardiol 13, e9–e11 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclcard.2006.08.003

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