Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 35-39 , Spring 2008

Coronary Artery from the Wrong Sinus of Valsalva: A Physiologic Repair Strategy

  • Tom R. Karl, MS, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Tom R. Karl, MS, MD, Professor of Surgery, UCSF School of Medicine, Room S-549, 513 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 84143.

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PII: S1522-2942(08)00004-4

doi: 10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2008.01.001

Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 35-39 , Spring 2008

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