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The description of the “Valentine” orientation of the heart

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  1. Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, St George’s University, Grenada, West Indies

    Marios Loukas

  2. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, AL, USA

    R. Shane Tubbs

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Loukas, M., Tubbs, R.S. The description of the “Valentine” orientation of the heart. Surg Radiol Anat 33, 377–378 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-010-0720-7

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