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Déjà vu: is your patient a twin?

Stamenko SusakInstitute for cardiovascular diseases of Vojvodina, Clinic for cardiovascular surgery, Novi Sad, Nis, Serbia.
, MD, PhD,
Lazar VelickiInstitute for cardiovascular diseases of Vojvodina, Clinic for cardiovascular surgery, Novi Sad, Nis, Serbia.Correspondence[email protected]
, MD, MSc,
Marijan MajinInstitute for cardiovascular diseases of Vojvodina, Clinic for cardiovascular surgery, Novi Sad, Nis, Serbia.
, MD &
Ivana BurazorClinical Centre of Nis, Department of Cardiology, Nis, Serbia.
, MD
Pages 585-587 | Received 26 Apr 2010, Accepted 29 Apr 2010, Published online: 23 May 2017

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