Recurrent Myocardial Infarction in a Patient with an Arteriovenous Coronary Fistula and No Coronary Artery Disease
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A patient with myocardial infarction and tamponade as a result of spontaneous rupture of an ectatic coronary artery
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Angiology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1061-1711,1615-5939
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1396342