American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 106, Issue 8 , Pages 1095-1100 , 15 October 2010

Trends in Incidence and Mortality Rates of Ventricular Septal Rupture During Acute Myocardial Infarction

Received 31 March 2010 ,Revised 2 June 2010 ,Accepted 2 June 2010.

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 This work was supported in part by grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, New Jersey, and from the Schering-Plough Foundation, Princeton.

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.06.013

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 106, Issue 8 , Pages 1095-1100 , 15 October 2010

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