Diagnosing left ventricular aneurysm from pseudo-aneurysm: A case report and a review in literature

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Zoffoli, Giampaolo ^a   Mangino, Domenico ^a   Venturini, Andrea ^a   Terrini, Alberto ^a   Asta, Angiolino ^a   Zanchettin, Chiara ^a   Polesel, Elvio ^a  

^a OSPEDALE DELL'ANGELO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FALSE ANEURYSM; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; REVIEW; THROMBOSIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANEURYSM, FALSE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 62749182882     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-4-11     Document Type: Article

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