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Pulmonary hypertension due to a large acquired systemic arteriovenous fistula
  1. Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk,
  2. Jan Jóanesarson,
  3. Morten Bøttcher
  1. Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark
  1. Correspondence to Dr Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk, Department of Cardiology Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby DK-8200, Aarhus N, Denmark; jenk{at}dadlnet.dk

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