Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 120-122 , March 2008

Computed tomography of a broken heart: Chronic left ventricular pseudoaneurysm

  • Arash Yavari, BSc, MBBS, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • Conquest Heart Centre, Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN37 7RD, United Kingdom
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  • Neshe Sriskandan, MBBS, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN37 7RD, United Kingdom
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  • M. Zeeshan Khawaja, MBBS, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • Conquest Heart Centre, Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN37 7RD, United Kingdom
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  • David M. Walker, MA, MB, MD, FRCP

      Affiliations

    • Conquest Heart Centre, Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN37 7RD, United Kingdom
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  • John A. Giles, FRCP, FRCR

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN37 7RD, United Kingdom
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  • Eric T. McWilliams, MB, FRCP, FRCPI, FACC

      Affiliations

    • Conquest Heart Centre, Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN37 7RD, United Kingdom

Received 13 November 2007 ,Accepted 28 December 2007.

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 Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1934-5925(08)00002-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2007.12.014

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 120-122 , March 2008

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