Severe coronary luminal narrowing ascribed to aortic intramural haematoma after valve surgery
Tags: AORTIC valve -- Stenosis; HEART valves -- Surgery; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; CORONARY arteries; HEMATOMA
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