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Peer reviewed clinical letter

Vol. 143 No. 1920 (2013)

What happened to a thrombus during apical ballooning syndrome: a case report

  • Alberto Valbusa
  • Matteo Paganini
  • Gianluca Secchi
  • Fabrizio Montecucco
  • Gian Marco Rosa
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2013.13797
Cite this as:
Swiss Med Wkly. 2013;143:w13797
Published
05.05.2013

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