Fatal myocardial ischemia caused by compression of the left coronary system by a large left sinus of Valsalva aneurysm

American Heart Journal

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1050-1052

  Bashour, Tali T ^a   Chen, Frank ^b   Yap, Alexander ^b   Mason, Dean T ^b   Baladi, Naoum ^b  

^a Research and Operations San Francisco Heart Institute   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA SINUS ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; THORAX PAIN; WHEEZING;

EID: 0029805992     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(96)90022-8     Document Type: Article

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