A Thief Caught in the Act - Free Floating Venous Thrombus in the Right Heart Associated With Pulmonary Embolism -

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Lee, Seung-Pyo (Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
Kim, Hyung-Kwan (Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
Kim, Song-Yi (Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
Oh, Il-Young (Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
Cho, Hyun-Jai (Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
Kim, Yong-Jin (Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
Sohn, Dae-Won (Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine)

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