Multivessel percutaneous treatment of Takayasu arteritis.
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چکیده
We report the case of a female patient with obstructive lesions in the right and left carotid, right renal, left subclavian and left common iliac arteries which were percutaneously treated.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
دوره 87 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006