Anatomical variations of the coronary arteries: I. The most frequent variations

European Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 29-41

  Reig Vilallonga, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

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Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANATOMY; AORTA; AORTA SINUS; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; REVIEW;

EID: 0142026325     PISSN: 11364890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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