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Challenges Faced and Lessons Learned: The Journey of a 22-Year-Old Male with a Mechanical Heart Valve Complicated by Ischemic Stroke in a Developing Country: A Sub–Saharan Africa Prospect

Sura Markos1 Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Yegzeru Belete2 School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0009-0007-9433-9652View further author information
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Abdulkerim Girma3 Department of Radiology, New York Internal Medicine Specialty Clinic, Hawassa, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3713-8834View further author information
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Molla Derbew4 Department of Internal Medicine, Neurology Unit, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, EthiopiaView further author information
Pages 465-470 | Received 23 Feb 2024, Accepted 12 May 2024, Published online: 17 May 2024

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