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Cardiology: Dr. says "underwent angioplasty and stenting of the diagonal one branch." How wou

Posted By: MTmom on 2008-10-12
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Subject: Cardiology: Dr. says "underwent angioplasty and stenting of the diagonal one branch." How would you

transcribe "diagonal one" branch?  diagonal #1?




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