The hibernating myocardium: identification of viable myocardium in patients with coronary artery disease and chronic left ventricular dysfunction
โ Scribed by Robert O. Bonow
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 238 KB
- Volume
- 90
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8428
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