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Lutembacher Syndrome in a 35-Year-Old Filipino Woman: A Case Report

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Arch Anthony Reynoso, MD | Josephus Sibal, MD; Jose Donato Magno, MD | Angelito Medina, MD | Myrna Reblando, MD | Melissa Perez, MD
Angeles University Foundation Medical Center, Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines

Corresponding author:
Arch Anthony Reynoso, MD
Angeles University Foundation Medical Center, Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines

Email: anthonyreynosomd@yahoo.com.ph

Declaration of conflicts of interest: None.

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