Cardiac surgery by transxiphoid approach without sternotomy
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
سال: 1998
ISSN: 1010-7940
DOI: 10.1016/s1010-7940(98)00070-0