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Persistent left superior vena cava: an unusual but conquerable obstacle in device implantation

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  1. Medizinische Universitätsklinik Innere Medizin III, Abt. für Kardiologie und Angiologie, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

    Stefan Asbach, Jürgen Biermann, Ulrich Giesler, Manfred Zehender, Christoph Bode & Thomas S. Faber

  2. Radiologische Universitätsklinik, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

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Asbach, S., Biermann, J., Giesler, U. et al. Persistent left superior vena cava: an unusual but conquerable obstacle in device implantation. Clin Res Cardiol 98, 268–270 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-009-0755-0

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