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Carcinoid crisis with fatal coronary spasm in a small localized peripheral bronchial carcinoid

Ramazan ErdemDept. of CardiologyCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Hans SlabbynckDept. of Pneumology, ZNA Middelheim Antwerp, Belgium.
, MD &
Frank Van Den BrandenDept. of Cardiology
, MD
Pages 471-475 | Received 07 Apr 2010, Accepted 14 Apr 2010, Published online: 23 May 2017

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