Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 334-336 , October 2006

Wolf in Wolf's Clothing—A Case of Prosthetic Aortic Valve Thrombosis Presenting as an Acute Coronary Syndrome

Received 26 August 2005 ,Revised 15 December 2005 ,Accepted 5 February 2006.

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PII: S1443-9506(06)00039-4

doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2006.02.005

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 334-336 , October 2006

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