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Aortic valve rupture —An unsuspected cause of acute cardiac failure after chest trauma

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Loeb, T., Matuszczak, Y., Petit, J. et al. Aortic valve rupture —An unsuspected cause of acute cardiac failure after chest trauma. Intensive Care Med 22, 714–715 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01709757

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