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. 2017 Oct 5:2:e34-e36.
doi: 10.5114/amsad.2017.70500. eCollection 2017.

Endoscopic vein harvesting: the growing role in cardiac surgery

Pouya Nezafati  1 , Mahdi Kahrom  2 , Mohammad Hassan Nezafati  2
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Endoscopic vein harvesting: the growing role in cardiac surgery

Pouya Nezafati et al. Arch Med Sci Atheroscler Dis. .
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Comparison of OVH and EVH techniques
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