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Cardiovascular English

Ramón Ribes · Sergio Mejía

Cardiovascular English

Ramón Ribes, MD, PhD

Hospital Reina Sofia

Servicio de Radiología

Avda. Menéndez Pidal s/n.

Córdoba 14004, Spain

Sergio Mejía, MD, PhD

Xanit International Hospital

Benalmádena, Spain

ISBN 978-3-540-73141-2

e-ISBN 978-3-540-73142-9

DOI 10.1007/978-3-540-73142-9

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To my mother, Maribel Bautista Sierra,

my first teacher, for her endless love.

R. Ribes

To my children, from the bottom of my heart.

S. Mejía