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Thromb Haemost 1993; 70(05): 878
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1649688
Letter to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Thrombotic and Haemorrhagic Complications in Patients with Heart Valve Prostheses: A More Complex Matter Than Proper Prothrombin Time Ratios

Antonio Girolami
University of Padua, Medical School, IV Department of Internal Medicine, Italy
,
Giovanni Maurizio Patrassi
University of Padua, Medical School, IV Department of Internal Medicine, Italy
,
Luciano Schivazappa
University of Padua, Medical School, IV Department of Internal Medicine, Italy
1   Department of Cardiology, Padua, Italy
,
Maria Teresa Sartori
University of Padua, Medical School, IV Department of Internal Medicine, Italy
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Received 02 June 1993

Accepted after revision 25 June 1993

Publication Date:
05 July 2018 (online)

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