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Original Article

Persistent Conduction Disturbances Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Cold Cardioplegic vs. Intermittent Ischaemic Arrest (32°C)

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Pages 151-154 | Accepted 25 Apr 1989, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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