Response to Letter Regarding Article, "Coronary Artery Calcium: Should We Rely on This Surrogate Marker?"
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Letter by Salzberg et al regarding article, "Should off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting be abandoned?".
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.106.633867