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Congenital Coronary and Other Anomalies

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A 48-year-old woman presented with a history of an abnormal myocardial perfusion stress test result in the anterior wall.

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Smuclovisky, C. (2009). Congenital Coronary and Other Anomalies. In: Coronary Artery CTA. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0431-7_2

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