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Acute Stent Thrombosis and Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia: Another Manifestation of Kounis Syndrome?

  • Kounis, Nicholas G. (Department of Medical Sciences Patras Highest Institute of Education and Technology, Patras, Greece and Department of Cardiology, Saint Andrews State General Hospital) ;
  • Soufras, George D. (Department of Medical Sciences Patras Highest Institute of Education and Technology, Patras, Greece and Department of Cardiology, Saint Andrews State General Hospital) ;
  • Almpanis, George (Department of Medical Sciences Patras Highest Institute of Education and Technology, Patras, Greece and Department of Cardiology, Saint Andrews State General Hospital) ;
  • Tsigkas, Grigorios (Department of Medical Sciences Patras Highest Institute of Education and Technology, Patras, Greece and Department of Cardiology, Saint Andrews State General Hospital) ;
  • Mazarakis, Andreas (Department of Medical Sciences Patras Highest Institute of Education and Technology, Patras, Greece and Department of Cardiology, Saint Andrews State General Hospital)
  • Published : 2013.04.30
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