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The unroofed coronary sinus is a very rare malformation.
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Corno, A.F. (2003). Unroofed coronary sinus. In: Congenital Heart Defects. Steinkopff, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57358-3_4
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