Copyright © 2006, The European Society of Cardiology
Rupture of left ventricle leading to pseudo-aneurysm formation
Department of Cardiology, Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham B9 5SS, UK
Received 26 December 2005; received in revised form 19 January 2006; accepted after revision 29 January 2006.
* Corresponding author. Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Cardiology, Birmingham, UK. Tel.: +44 121 424 3737; fax: +44 121 424 1074. f.osman@bham.ac.uk
Keywords: Pseudo-aneurysm; Myocardial infarction
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