Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 17, Issue 6 , Pages 475-477 , December 2008

Does Combined Antegrade–Retrograde Cardioplegia Have Any Superiority Over Antegrade Cardioplegia?

Received 1 July 2007 ,Revised 27 April 2008 ,Accepted 30 April 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2008.04.009

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 17, Issue 6 , Pages 475-477 , December 2008

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