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Percutaneous closure of a saphenous vein graft aneurysm being at risk for rupture

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    Helge Möllmann, Holger Nef, Matthias Willmer, Astrid Joseph, Michael Weber, Johannes Rixe, Andreas Rolf, Thorsten Dill, Christian Hamm & Albrecht Elsässer

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Möllmann, H., Nef, H., Willmer, M. et al. Percutaneous closure of a saphenous vein graft aneurysm being at risk for rupture. Clin Res Cardiol 97, 187–190 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-007-0627-4

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