Myocardial perfusion with echocardiography: In search of the Holy Grail

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  • Miguel Ángel García Fernández Catedrático de Imagen Cardiaca. Departamento de Medicina. Universidad Complutense. Madrid. España

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2012-12-31

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García Fernández M Ángel. Myocardial perfusion with echocardiography: In search of the Holy Grail. Rev Ecocardiogr Pract Otras Tec Imag Card (RETIC) [Internet]. 2012 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];4(3):1-4. Available from: https://imagenretic.org/RevEcocarPract/article/view/421

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