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Comment
. 2012 Jun;14(6):847.
doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivs156.

eComment. "Electric" Cox-maze IV with bipolar radiofrequency: toward full transmurality

Ovidio A Garcia-Villarreal  1
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eComment. "Electric" Cox-maze IV with bipolar radiofrequency: toward full transmurality

Ovidio A Garcia-Villarreal. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2012 Jun.
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