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Retroaortic Coronary Artery: Possible Contraindication for Device Closure of Atrial Septal Defect

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    Sasidharan Bijulal, Kavasseri M. Krishnamoorthy & Sivasubramanian Sivasankaran

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Bijulal, S., Krishnamoorthy, K.M. & Sivasankaran, S. Retroaortic Coronary Artery: Possible Contraindication for Device Closure of Atrial Septal Defect. Pediatr Cardiol 32, 1001–1003 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-011-0028-3

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