A Case of Acute Pulmonary Thromboembolism after Taking Tadalafil |
Lee, Jinwoo
(Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Lung Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Kwon, Ji Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Lee, Chang-Hoon (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Lung Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Lee, Sang-Min (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Lung Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Yim, Jae-Joon (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Lung Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Yoo, Chuy-Gyu (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Lung Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Kim, Young Whan (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Lung Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Han, Sung Koo (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Lung Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine) Park, Young Sik (Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Lung Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine) |
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