Acute aortic dissection: Pitfalls in the diagnosis
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Emergency diagnosis of acute aortic dissection using magnetic resonance imaging.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0971-9784
DOI: 10.4103/0971-9784.109728