ASD Closure by Dr Iqbal Malik at the Hammersmith Hospital

A live case demonstration performed as part of the CSI 2015 meeting and also shown at IVCC 2015. Filmed and edited by Dr Sukhjinder Nijjer, at the Hammersmith Hospital, part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

Posted on 15 February 2016

Author: Dr Malik

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