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Anderson, S.E., Hill, A.J. & Iaizzo, P.A. Venous valves: Unseen obstructions to coronary access. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 19, 165–166 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-007-9161-6
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