Extrinsic compression of the right coronary artery.

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  • Christos Eftychiou
  • Georgios M Georgiou
  • Panayiotis Avraamides
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • European heart journal

دوره 30 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009