Long term survival and late repair of massive cardiac pseudoaneurysm.
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چکیده
Myocardial rupture of the left ventricle after an acute myocardial infarction resulted in the formation of a massive pseudoaneurysm in a middle aged man. Cross sectional echocardiography was useful in identifying the defect which was successfully closed at operation nine years after its formation.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- British heart journal
دوره 57 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1987