An Unusual Case of Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture Caused by a Silent Myocardial Infarction
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Jin, Xin
(Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, YanBian Second People's Hospital)
Seol, Sang-Hoon (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine , Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) Park, Seung-Hyeon (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine , Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) Lee, Joo-Won (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine , Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) Park, Bo-Min (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine , Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) Kim, Dong-Kie (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine , Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) Kim, Ki-Hun (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine , Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) Kim, Doo-Il (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine , Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) Min, Ho-Ki (Division of Chest Surgery, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) Kim, Yeon-Mee (Division of Pathology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) |
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