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Case Reports
. 1996 Aug;62(2):575-6.

Cardiac tamponade due to spontaneous rupture of right coronary artery aneurysm

S Wan  1 , J L LeClerc, J L Vachiery, J L Vincent
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  • PMID: 8694630
Case Reports

Cardiac tamponade due to spontaneous rupture of right coronary artery aneurysm

S Wan et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 1996 Aug.

Abstract

A case of acute cardiac tamponade caused by spontaneous rupture of a right coronary artery aneurysm is reported. The aneurysm, which was present distally, was ligated during operation. Postoperative angiography suggested the aneurysm was congenital. The patient is doing well 5 months after operation.

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