Near-complete obstruction of an aortic homograft.

Circulation

Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611-2968, USA.

Published: February 2012

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