Unexpected case of critical left main coronary artery dissection in a young woman.

Ifrah Zahid Butt; Vahid Kazemi; Oranus Mohammadi; Mauricio Danckers

doi:10.1136/BCR-2020-236379

Unexpected case of critical left main coronary artery dissection in a young woman.

Ifrah Zahid Butt
, Vahid Kazemi
, Oranus Mohammadi
, Mauricio Danckers

HCA Florida Aventura Hospital

Internal Medicine, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Aventura, Florida, USA [email protected].
Internal Medicine, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Aventura, Florida, USA.

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Original language	American English
Journal	BMJ Case Reports
Volume	13
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/BCR-2020-236379
State	Published - Sep 17 2020

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Medicine and Health Sciences
Cardiology
Internal Medicine

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