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Isolated right ventricular rupture: a rare complication of myocardial infarction

Nurcan AratDepartment of Cardiology, Türkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.Correspondence[email protected]
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Yeliz SökmenDepartment of Cardiology, Türkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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Erdogan IlkayDepartment of Cardiology, Türkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Pages 413-416 | Received 03 Oct 2006, Accepted 09 Mar 2007, Published online: 23 May 2017

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