Giant left ventricular aneurysm after myocardial infarction.
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a Cardiac Surgery Department, University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain b Internal Medicine Department, University Hospital ‘‘Marqués de Valdecilla’’, Santander, Spain c Internal Medicine Department, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington DC , United States d Cardiovascular Surgery Department, University Hospital ‘‘Marqués de Valdecilla’’, Santander, Spain e Radiology Department, University Hospital ‘‘Marqués de Valdecilla’’, Santander, Spain
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology
دوره 32 5 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2013