Directional coronary atherectomy for saphenous vein graft stenoses
โ Scribed by Matthew R. Salmon; Tomoaki Hinohara; Gregory C. Robertson; Michael H. Rowe; James W. Vetter; Thomas C. Bartzokis; Lissa J. Braden; John B. Simpson
- Book ID
- 119168434
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 235 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1558-3597
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