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Submitral left ventricular aneurysm compressing the left main coronary artery

โœ Scribed by Skoularigis, John ;Sareli, Pinhas


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1997
Tongue
English
Weight
92 KB
Volume
40
Category
Article
ISSN
0098-6569

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โœฆ Synopsis


This report describes a 43-yr-old black women who was referred for evaluation of severe mitral regurgitation. Conventional echocardiography revealed a large submitral left ventricular aneurysm. A selective coronary angiography demonstrated compression of the left main coronary artery by submitral aneurysm. Successful surgical repair was performed.


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