Ostial Coronary Stenosis and Severe Aortic Stenosis in a Patient With Familial Hypercholesterolemia

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Kaya, Hasan (Department of Cardiology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine) ;
Ertas, Faruk (Department of Cardiology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine) ;
Atilgan, Zuhal Arituk (Department of Cardiology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine) ;
Demirtas, Sinan (Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine) ;
Caliskan, Ahmet (Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine)

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