Mechanical recanalization of total coronary occlusions with the use of a new guide wire
β Scribed by Bernhard Reimers; Nino Camassa; Carlo Di Mario; Tatsuro Akiyama; Lucia Di Francesco; Leo Finci; Antonio Colombo
- Book ID
- 117011033
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 198 KB
- Volume
- 135
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6744
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