Left main coronary artery aneurysm revealed by syncopal ventricular tachycardia in a 28-year-old woman.

نویسندگان

  • Mathieu Lederlin
  • Edouard Gerbaud
  • Francois Laurent
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • European heart journal

دوره 28 24  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007