Sudden hemorrhagic tamponade simulating subacute ventricular rupture after acute myocardial infarction [2]

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 219-220

  Fuchs, Shmuel ^a   Weiss, Avraham Teddy ^a   Elami, Amir ^a   Zahger, Doron ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART RUPTURE; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

EID: 0030738016     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(97)00090-9     Document Type: Article

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