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Myocarditis after thymoma resection, with left ventricular hypokinesia mimicking acute coronary syndrome

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  1. Department of Anaesthesiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, 576104, India

    John George Karippacheril & Sunil C. V. Sagar

  2. Department of Cardiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India

    Ranjan Shetty

  3. Department of CTVS, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India

    S. Ganesh Kamath

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Karippacheril, J.G., Shetty, R., Sagar, S.C.V. et al. Myocarditis after thymoma resection, with left ventricular hypokinesia mimicking acute coronary syndrome. J Anesth 27, 805–806 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-013-1590-z

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