Ultrasound Case 091
A 56 year old woman presents with chest pain and shortness of breath. Her ECG demonstrates widespread precordial ischaemic change.
Category Cardiology
Leonard Erskine Hill
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Carl Gerhardt
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Arthur Carlton Ernstene
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Herrman Blumgart
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Ludwig Traube
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Thomas Morgan Rotch
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William Francis Ganong
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Thomas Watson
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