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Giant coronary aneurysm and acute myocardial infarction: clinical case report and literature review

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    Barbara Pala, Giuliano Tocci & Emanuele Barbato

  2. Division of Cardiology, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy

    Noemi Bruno & Domenico Gabrielli

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Pala, B., Tocci, G., Bruno, N. et al. Giant coronary aneurysm and acute myocardial infarction: clinical case report and literature review. Clin Res Cardiol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-024-02418-1

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