Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 130-136 , April 2006

Coronary Bypass Surgery for Patients with Chronic Poor Preoperative Left Ventricular Function (EF<30%): 5-year Follow-up

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☆ Presented at the RACS Inter-ASC. Noosa, Qld., October 25–27, 2002.

PII: S1443-9506(05)00197-6

doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2005.09.002

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 130-136 , April 2006

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