Case ConferenceCase 4—1995 Perioperative myocardial infarction in a patient undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm resection: Perioperative risk assessment*
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Presented at a Combined Anesthesia/Internal Medicine/Surgery Grand Rounds at Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA.
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