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. 1996 Jun;75(6 Suppl 2):36–42. doi: 10.1136/hrt.75.6_suppl_2.36

Stenotic lesions

Bengt Wranne 1,2,3,4,5, Helmut Baumgartner 1,2,3,4,5, Frank Flachskampf 1,2,3,4,5, Michael Hasenkam 1,2,3,4,5, Fausto Pinto 1,2,3,4,5
PMCID: PMC484404  PMID: 8785702

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