The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 578-581 , May 2010

Constrictive pericarditis after lung transplantation: An under-recognized complication

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doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.11.606

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 578-581 , May 2010

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