Calcified structure in coronary artery in patient with Marphan syndrome without detectable artherosclerosis in intravascular ultrasound (spontaneous dissection or intimal flap)
Journal Title: Postępy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej - Year 2005, Vol 1, Issue 2
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Zbigniew Chmielak, Jerzy Pręgowski, Adam Witkowski
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