Spontaneous coronary dissection: case report.
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چکیده
The purpose of the paper is to demonstrate the case of a 62-year-old man, with spontaneous coronary dissection of the left circumflex artery, treated surgically by myocardial revascularization. The successfully accomplished surgery demonstrates, in this case, to be the only possible way of a cure.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Revista brasileira de cirurgia cardiovascular : orgao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular
دوره 22 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007