Low pressure giant pulmonary artery aneurysm: a novel source of recurrent pulmonary embolism?

Thromb Haemost 2004; 91(06): 1251-1253
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1614264

Case Report

Schattauer GmbH

Vedat Davutoglu

,

Meral Uyar

,

Ibrahim Ege

,

Serdar Soydinc

,

Mustafa Yilmaz

,

Ilyas Akdemir

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