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Editorial
. 2022 Mar;11(2):189-191.
doi: 10.21037/acs-2021-pte-21.

Surgical management of "ab-extrinseco" main stem left coronary compression during pulmonary thromboendarterectomy

Sofia Martin-Suarez  1 , Giulio Giovanni Cavalli  1 , Gregorio Gliozzi  1 , Carlo Mariani  1 , Antonio Loforte  1 , Davide Pacini  1
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Editorial

Surgical management of "ab-extrinseco" main stem left coronary compression during pulmonary thromboendarterectomy

Sofia Martin-Suarez et al. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Mar.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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