Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 743-745 , July 2002

False aneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa after uncomplicated aortic valve replacement

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 Reprint requests: Krishnamurthy Suresh, MD, T17, 020, Health Sciences Center, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY 11794.

PII: S0894-7317(02)00027-5

doi: 10.1067/mje.2002.118909

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 743-745 , July 2002