Mid-Ventricular Ballooning in Atherosclerotic and Non-Atherosclerotic Abnormalities of the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery

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Stefan Peters*

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Peters, S. (2016). Mid-Ventricular Ballooning in Atherosclerotic and Non-Atherosclerotic Abnormalities of the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery. Journal of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 1(1), 009–010. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.jccm.1001002
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