Hemorrhagic Pericarditis Leading to Cardiac Tamponade Following Abciximab Therapy.

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  • Faisal Inayat
  • Fareeha Mirza
  • Aitzaz Bin Sultan Rai
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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP

دوره 26 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016