Left main stem disease in a patient with Takayasu’s arteritis
✍ Scribed by S. Bulut; H. M. M. Al Hashimi; F. W. A. Verheugt
- Book ID
- 112994141
- Publisher
- Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 125 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1568-5888
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