Echocardiography in Acute Chest Pain and Coronary Syndromes

  • Adrian Chenzbraun
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Keywords

Acute Myocardial Infarction Mitral Regurgitation Papillary Muscle Wall Motion Abnormality Severe Mitral Regurgitation 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Adrian Chenzbraun
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  1. 1.The Royal Liverpool University HospitalUK

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