Chronic total occlusion of left main coronary artery.
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چکیده
Chronic total occlusion of left main coronary artery is a very rare angiographic finding as majority of these patients do not survive long enough to undergo coronary angiography. We describe a patient with angiographic findings of chronic total occlusion of left main coronary artery with left coronary circulation collateralized from right coronary artery.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP
دوره 14 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004