Funtional significance of the intermediate lesion in a single coronary artery assessed by fractional flow reserve

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Ha, Sang Jin (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Medical Center) ;
Kwon, Se Hwan (Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kyung Hee University Medical Center) ;
Kim, Soo-Joong (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Medical Center)

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