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Proximal LAD atherosclerosis: milking-like effect of the septal perforator branches

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Szpitalna 2, 41-800, Zabrze, Poland

    Jarosław Wasilewski & Piotr Desperak

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Wasilewski, J., Desperak, P. Proximal LAD atherosclerosis: milking-like effect of the septal perforator branches. Jpn J Radiol 33, 523–524 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11604-015-0439-9

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