Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 3 , Pages 117-120 , March 2007

Endoaneurysmorrhaphy and Cryoablation for Postinfarction Left Ventricular Aneurysm with Ventricular Tachycardia

  • Wei-Yuan Chen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang Ming University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Shiau-Ting Lai

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang Ming University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Chun-Che Shih

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang Ming University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Chun-Che Shih, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 12 April 2006 ,Accepted 26 October 2006.

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PII: S1726-4901(09)70341-7

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70341-7

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 3 , Pages 117-120 , March 2007

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