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Pericardial catheterization

A modification combining two-dimensional echocardiography, an over-the-needle plastic catheter, and a needle-electrode

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  1. Department of Pediatrics and The Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California

    Victor C. Baum & Julien I. E. Hoffman

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Baum, V.C., Hoffman, J.I.E. Pericardial catheterization. Pediatr Cardiol 1, 159–160 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02083147

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