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Opinion on and Experience in Stent-Assisted Angioplasty at the Level of the Common Femoral Artery: Response to a Letter to the Editor

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Stricker, H. Opinion on and Experience in Stent-Assisted Angioplasty at the Level of the Common Femoral Artery: Response to a Letter to the Editor. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 43, 1404–1405 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-020-02576-5

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