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Case Report

An unusual form of intracardiac thrombosis and fibrinolytic process in a child with dilated cardiomyopathy

Murat M. YilmazerIzmir Dr. Behçet Uz Children’s Hospital, Dept. of Paediatric Cardiology, Izmir, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Bars GuvenIzmir Dr. Behçet Uz Children’s Hospital, Dept. of Paediatric Cardiology, Izmir, Turkey
, MD &
Vedide TavliIzmir Dr. Behçet Uz Children’s Hospital, Dept. of Paediatric Cardiology, Izmir, Turkey
, MD, PhD
Pages 341-343 | Received 05 Mar 2010, Accepted 08 Apr 2010, Published online: 23 May 2017

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