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Anomalous Coronary Artery Found in the Syncopal Workup of an Elderly Man

Ronnie Oommen, Thad Wilkins, Stephen Y. Chen and Vishal Arora
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2012, 25 (4) 541-546; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.04.110319
Ronnie Oommen
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Stephen Y. Chen
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2012, 25 (4) 541-546; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.04.110319

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2012, 25 (4) 541-546; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.04.110319
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