Three-Dimensional Densimetric Analysis of Coronary Artery Aneurysm
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Three-dimensional densimetric analysis of coronary artery aneurysm.
A43-year-old man, previously fit and well, was admitted with an anterior myocardial infarct treated with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. Five days later, he underwent coronary angiography, which demonstrated a proximal aneurysm of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) (Figure 1), with a severe stenosis immediately distal to the aneurysm (Figure 2) and right coronary arter...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.101.21.e202