Quader Nishath - Washington University Manual of Echocardiography

Second Edition

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Assistant Professor of Medicine

Cardiovascular Division

Washington University School of Medicine

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Associate Director of Echocardiography

Division of Cardiology

Washington University School of Medicine

St. Louis, Missouri

Professor of Medicine

Director of Echocardiography

Cardiovascular Division

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Washington University School of Medicine

St. Louis, Missouri

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