Coronary Stenting in a Patient With Dual Left Anterior Descending Artery
✍ Scribed by Angela Flox; Felipe Hernández; Rafael Salguero; Agustin Albarrán; Ignacio Sánchez; Javier Andreu; Maria Teresa Velázquez; Manuel Alonso; Jvan Tascón; Carlos Sáenz Calzada
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 126 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1061-1711
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