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Anomalous left coronary artery arising from the right pulmonary artery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Eduardo da Cruz
Affiliation:
MD Service of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery H.C.I. International Medical Centre Clydebank Scotland, United Kingdom
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Abstract

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Letter to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1999

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