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J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2014;6(3): 181-184. doi: 10.15171/jcvtr.2014.008

PMID: 25320666 PMCID: PMC4195969

Original Article

Experiences in Surgical Closure of Atrial Septal Defect with AnteriorMini-Thoracotomy Approach

Bahador Baharestani ¹ * , Shahabedin Rezaei ², Farshad Jalili Shahdashti ², Gholamreza Omrani ¹, Mona Heidarali ³

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