Recurrent Giant Left Ventricular Aneurysm of Tuberculous Etiology in a Child: Case Report
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https://doi.org/10.1532/HSF98.20121030Abstract
We report a case of myocardial tuberculosis in a 10-year-old girl, diagnosed after recurrence of left ventricular aneurysm, treated surgically.References
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