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Mario Gössl1, Charanjit S Rihal

  • 1Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
|June 26, 2010
PubMed
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This study presents a straightforward method for calculating shunt volume in atrial septal defects using the Fick principle. This approach simplifies complex calculations for better patient management.

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