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. 1996 May;72(847):309–311. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.72.847.309

An ominous complication of acute myocardial infarction.

M M El-Omar 1, K Ray 1, M Rosin 1, M Been 1
PMCID: PMC2398445  PMID: 8761510

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