Warfarin-resistant left ventricular thrombus completely dissolved by rivaroxaban.

Br J Hosp Med (Lond)

Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.

Published: November 2018

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