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Myocardial Ischemia

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Skyschally, A., Schulz, R., Haude, M., Erbel, R., Heusch, G. (2006). Coronary Microembolization. In: Cokkinos, D.V., Pantos, C., Heusch, G., Taegtmeyer, H. (eds) Myocardial Ischemia. Basic Science for the Cardiologist, vol 21. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28658-6_6

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