Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 454-456 , October 2008

Sudden death due to acute pulmonary embolism from asymptomatic right atrial myxoma

Received 31 August 2007 ,Revised 11 January 2008 ,Accepted 8 February 2008.

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PII: S1752-928X(08)00033-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.02.013

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 454-456 , October 2008

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