Vol 25, No 1 (2018)
Letters to the Editor — Clinical cardiology
Published online: 2018-02-27
Intra-ventricular thrombus resolution after anticoagulation therapy with rivaroxaban in patient with poor anticoagulation quality
Abstract
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