A Case of Cardiac Amyloidosis With Diuretic-Refractory Pleural Effusions Treated With Bevacizumab
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Bae, Suk-Hyang
(Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine)
Hwang, Jin-Yeon (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine) Kim, Woo-Jae (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine) Yoon, Hyun-Hwa (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine) Kim, Jung-Min (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine) Nam, Young-Hee (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine) Baek, Hee-Gyung (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine) Cho, Yong-Rak (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine) Park, Sun-Yi (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine) Kim, Jeong-Hwan (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine) Kim, Sung-Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine) Park, Tae-Ho (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine) Lee, Gi-Nam (Department of Radiology, Dong-A University College of Medicine) Rha, Seo-Hee (Department of Pathology, Dong-A University College of Medicine) Kim, Young-Dae (Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine) |
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