The role of thrombolytic therapy in pregnant patients with prosthetic valve thrombosis
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Ahmet Güner MD
Department of Cardiology, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
Correspondence Ahmet Güner, MD, Department of Cardiology, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, 34303 Kucukcekmece/Istanbul, Turkey.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorCemalletin Akman MD
Department of Cardiology, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorKaan Gökçe MD
Department of Cardiology, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorEzgi G. Güner MD
Department of Cardiology, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorMacit Kalçık MD
Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hitit University, Corum, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorMehmet Ertürk MD
Department of Cardiology, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
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Ahmet Güner MD
Department of Cardiology, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
Correspondence Ahmet Güner, MD, Department of Cardiology, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, 34303 Kucukcekmece/Istanbul, Turkey.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorCemalletin Akman MD
Department of Cardiology, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorKaan Gökçe MD
Department of Cardiology, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorEzgi G. Güner MD
Department of Cardiology, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorMacit Kalçık MD
Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hitit University, Corum, Turkey
Search for more papers by this authorMehmet Ertürk MD
Department of Cardiology, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
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