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Sarma, A.S., Theodore, S., Karunakaran, J. et al. Revascularization for left main ostial stenosis with right internal thoracic artery in Takayasu's disease. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 20, 137–139 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-004-0066-z
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