A case of very late stent thrombosis at high altitude

Thromb Haemost 2007; 98(06): 1379-1380
DOI: 10.1160/TH07-07-0437

Case Report

Schattauer GmbH

Arnoud W. J. van ’t Hof

¹Department of Cardiology, Isala klinieken, Zwolle, The Netherlands

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Suzanna T. de Vries

¹Department of Cardiology, Isala klinieken, Zwolle, The Netherlands

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Fernando Nadal

²Department of Interventional Cardiology, Hospital Espanol, Mendoza, Argentina

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Marcela Niella

²Department of Interventional Cardiology, Hospital Espanol, Mendoza, Argentina

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Marion J. Fokkert

³Department of Clinical Chemistry, Isala klinieken, Zwolle, The Netherlands

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Robbert J. Slingerland

³Department of Clinical Chemistry, Isala klinieken, Zwolle, The Netherlands

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Angela H. E. M. Maas

¹Department of Cardiology, Isala klinieken, Zwolle, The Netherlands

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Gee C. van Enst

⁴Department of Sport Medicine, Isala klinieken, Zwolle, The Netherlands

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