Ruptured aneurysm of the sinus of valsalva in association with persistent left superior vena cava - A case report

Angiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 167-171

  Yildirir, Aylin ^a,b   Batur, Mustafa Kemal ^a   Kabakci, Giray ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Simon Bolivar Cad No: 18/34   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; AORTA SINUS ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; THORAX PAIN; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VEIN MALFORMATION;

EID: 0033976340     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331970005100211     Document Type: Article

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