Atherosclerotic Monstrous Double Aneurysm of the Left Main Coronary Artery: A Very Rare Angiographic Finding

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Gerardo Musuraca*
Ferdinando Imperadore
Clotilde Terraneo
Emiliano Boldi

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Musuraca, G., Imperadore, F., Terraneo, C., & Boldi, E. (2016). Atherosclerotic Monstrous Double Aneurysm of the Left Main Coronary Artery: A Very Rare Angiographic Finding. Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiology, 3(1), 012–013. https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-2976.000022
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