Congenital Left Ventricular Diverticulum Presenting as Ventricular Tachycardia in an Elderly Woman
Bangalore V. Deepak MD
From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Bridgeport Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, Bridgeport, CT
Search for more papers by this authorFadi Alsous MD
From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Bridgeport Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, Bridgeport, CT
Search for more papers by this authorRadhika Mathur MD
From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Bridgeport Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, Bridgeport, CT
Search for more papers by this authorStuart Zarich MD
From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Bridgeport Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, Bridgeport, CT
Search for more papers by this authorBangalore V. Deepak MD
From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Bridgeport Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, Bridgeport, CT
Search for more papers by this authorFadi Alsous MD
From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Bridgeport Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, Bridgeport, CT
Search for more papers by this authorRadhika Mathur MD
From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Bridgeport Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, Bridgeport, CT
Search for more papers by this authorStuart Zarich MD
From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Bridgeport Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, Bridgeport, CT
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