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Non-invasive Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: A Reliable Gatekeeper for Conventional Angiography in Patients Referred for Valve Surgery?

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  1. Departments of Cardiology and Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000, CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Willem B. Meijboom & Nico R. Mollet

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Meijboom, W.B., Mollet, N.R. Non-invasive Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: A Reliable Gatekeeper for Conventional Angiography in Patients Referred for Valve Surgery?. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 22, 711–712 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-006-9117-4

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