Acute aortic occlusion in a patient with atrial fibrillation and aortic dissection.
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A 50-year-old man with a medical history of atrial fibril-lation and type B aortic dissection presented with sudden
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Internal medicine
دوره 51 20 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012