A Case of Severe Pulmonary Thromboembolism in a Young Male With Klinefelter Syndrome
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Kang, Byung-Soo
(Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine)
Cho, Deok-Kyu (Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine) Koh, Won-Jun (Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine) Yoo, Seung-Hoon (Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine) Won, Ki-Bum (Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine) Cho, Yun-Hyeong (Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine) Hwang, Eui-Seock (Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine) Koh, Jong-Hoon (Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine) |
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