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Applying coronary physiology for the nuclear cardiologist: New observations from intracoronary flow velocity and reserve in patients

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Kern, M.J. Applying coronary physiology for the nuclear cardiologist: New observations from intracoronary flow velocity and reserve in patients. J Nucl Cardiol 1, 561–566 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02939979

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