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Acute pericardial disease: an approach to etiologic diagnosis and treatment

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Pericardial Disease

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 108))

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Dr. Permanyer: Despite long decades of research and clinical experience, the pericardium still holds mysteries for the clinician. The present Round Table is dedicated to some of them.

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  1. G. Permanyer-Miralda M.D.
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  1. Service of Cardiology, Hospital General Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

    J. Soler-Soler , G. Permanyer-Miralda  & J. Sagristà-Sauleda ,  & 

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Permanyer-Miralda, G., Sagristà-Sauleda, J., Shabetai, R., Soler-Soler, J., Spodick, D.H. (1990). Acute pericardial disease: an approach to etiologic diagnosis and treatment. In: Soler-Soler, J., Permanyer-Miralda, G., Sagristà-Sauleda, J. (eds) Pericardial Disease. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 108. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0481-1_13

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