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. 2015 Sep;17(3):366-8.
doi: 10.5853/jos.2015.17.3.366. Epub 2015 Sep 30.

Dabigatran Effect on Left Ventricular Thrombus in a Patient with Acute Ischemic Stroke

Kyuyoon Chung  1 , Young Min Paek  1 , Hye Jung Lee  1 , Keun-Sik Hong  1
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Dabigatran Effect on Left Ventricular Thrombus in a Patient with Acute Ischemic Stroke

Kyuyoon Chung et al. J Stroke. 2015 Sep.
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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(A) Right distal M1 occlusion at presentation. (B) Reperfusion after stent-retriever thrombectomy. (C) Diffusion-weighted image obtained at the next day of reperfusion therapy. (D) Left ventricular thrombus before dabigatran treatment. (E) Resolution of left ventricular thrombus after 7 days of dabigatran treatment.
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