Unruptured left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following myocardial infarction

Heart

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 94-97

  Hung, M J ^a   Wang, C H ^a   Cherng, W J ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Coronary artery bypass surgery; Pseudoaneurysm

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DIGITALIS; FUROSEMIDE; PROPRANOLOL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE ANEURYSM; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC THROMBOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031829355     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.80.1.94     Document Type: Article

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