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Grimm, M., Zimpfer, D. Invited commentary to: ‘Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting — Perioperative results and 1-year follow-up’. Eur Surg 35, 110–111 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1682-4016.2003.03045.x
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