Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 240-242 , October 2006

Case report: a very large dissection in the left anterior descending coronary artery of a 56-year-old man

Received 12 July 2006 ,Revised 18 July 2006 ,Accepted 18 July 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2006.07.003

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 240-242 , October 2006

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