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Editorial
. 2010 Jun;23(3):254-5.
doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2010.00553.x.

Heavily calcified coronary arteries: the bane of an interventionalist's existence

Will M Camnitz, Ellen C Keeley
Editorial

Heavily calcified coronary arteries: the bane of an interventionalist's existence

Will M Camnitz et al. J Interv Cardiol. 2010 Jun.
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