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Editorial
. 2017 Sep;5(17):354.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2017.05.17.

Radial artery and right internal thoracic artery: jousting for the throne of coronary artery bypass grafting

Massimo Baudo  1 , Mario Gaudino  1
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Radial artery and right internal thoracic artery: jousting for the throne of coronary artery bypass grafting

Massimo Baudo et al. Ann Transl Med. 2017 Sep.
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