Acute myocardial infarction and syncope in an 18-year-old athlete with an abnormal origin of the left coronary artery: a case report

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Acute myocardial infarction and syncope in an 18-year-old athlete with an abnormal origin of the left coronary artery: a case report. / Berg, Ronan Mg; Brendorp, Bente; Kristensen, Thomas; Helvind, Morten; Helqvist, Steffen.

In: Cases Journal, Vol. 2, 2009, p. 8142.

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Harvard

Berg, RM, Brendorp, B, Kristensen, T, Helvind, M & Helqvist, S 2009, 'Acute myocardial infarction and syncope in an 18-year-old athlete with an abnormal origin of the left coronary artery: a case report', Cases Journal, vol. 2, pp. 8142. https://doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-8142

APA

Berg, R. M., Brendorp, B., Kristensen, T., Helvind, M., & Helqvist, S. (2009). Acute myocardial infarction and syncope in an 18-year-old athlete with an abnormal origin of the left coronary artery: a case report. Cases Journal, 2, 8142. https://doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-8142

Vancouver

Berg RM, Brendorp B, Kristensen T, Helvind M, Helqvist S. Acute myocardial infarction and syncope in an 18-year-old athlete with an abnormal origin of the left coronary artery: a case report. Cases Journal. 2009;2:8142. https://doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-8142

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Berg, Ronan Mg ; Brendorp, Bente ; Kristensen, Thomas ; Helvind, Morten ; Helqvist, Steffen. / Acute myocardial infarction and syncope in an 18-year-old athlete with an abnormal origin of the left coronary artery: a case report. In: Cases Journal. 2009 ; Vol. 2. pp. 8142.

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