Spontaneous gross haematuria during dabigatran therapy for secondary stroke prevention

Claudia Stöllberger; Stanislaus Rakusan; Florian T. Wimpissinger; Josef Finsterer

doi:10.1160/TH12-03-0156

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2012; 108(03): 579-581
DOI: 10.1160/TH12-03-0156

Letters to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH

Spontaneous gross haematuria during dabigatran therapy for secondary stroke prevention

Claudia Stöllberger

¹Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Wien, Austria

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Stanislaus Rakusan

¹Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Wien, Austria

,

Florian T. Wimpissinger

¹Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Wien, Austria

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Josef Finsterer

¹Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Wien, Austria

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