Giant left main coronary artery aneurysm with organized thrombus
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left main coronary artery aneurysm
aneurysms of the left main coronary artery are exceedingly rare clinical entities, encountered incidentally in approximately 0.1% of patients who undergo routine angiography. the most common cause of coronary artery aneurysms is atherosclerosis. angiography is the gold standard for diagnosis and treatment. depending on the severity of the coexisting coronary stenosis, patients with left main co...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Cardiology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0160-9289,1932-8737
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960290412