Giant coronary artery aneurysm presenting as a mediastinal mass

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1307-1308

  Channon, Keith M ^a   Wadsworth, Sue ^a   Bashir, Yaver ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM MASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY;

AGED; CORONARY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032533421     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00626-2     Document Type: Article

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