Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: A cause of unilateral pulmonary edema by compressing the left pulmonary artery

American Heart Journal

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1306-1307

  Cocina, E G ^a   Rosas, G ^b   Ruiz, F ^b   Torres, F ^b   Alegria, J G ^b   Tello, R ^b   De Vega, N G ^b   De La Calzada, C S ^b  

^a HOSPITAL COSTA DEL SOL   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; FALSE ANEURYSM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ANEURYSM; HEART SURGERY; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030479457     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(96)90488-3     Document Type: Article

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