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Stefanescu Schmidt, A.C. (2018). Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in ACHD. In: DeFaria Yeh, D., Bhatt, A. (eds) Adult Congenital Heart Disease in Clinical Practice. In Clinical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67420-9_34

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