Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 11 , Pages 1269-1274 , November 2009

Behçet's Disease as a Frequently Unrecognized Cause of Aortic Regurgitation: Suggestive and Misleading Echocardiography Findings

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doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.07.025

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 11 , Pages 1269-1274 , November 2009

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