Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 53-55 , February 2006

Thoracic Spinal Cord Ischemia Following Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiac Arrest in a Young Male

  • O. Akbar Ali, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2139, Australia
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  • A. Aggarwal, MBBS, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • G. Thanakrishnan, MBBS, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Intensive Care, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • H.C. Lowe, PhD, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2139, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 2 9767 6296; fax: +61 2 9767 6994.

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doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2005.03.021

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