Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 18, Issue 6 , Pages 407-408 , December 2009

A Rare Coronary Anomaly

Received 29 August 2007 ,Revised 13 November 2007 ,Accepted 11 May 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2008.05.602

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 18, Issue 6 , Pages 407-408 , December 2009