Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 8 , Pages 416-420 , August 2008

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Associated with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Dural Sinus Thrombosis: The Possible Role of Leukemia-related Hyperhomocysteinemia

  • Hung Chang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, and Chang Gung University School of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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  • Tung-Liang Lin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, and Chang Gung University School of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Tung-Liang Lin, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 199, Tung Hwa North Road, Taipei 105, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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  • Wan-Jing Ho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, and Chang Gung University School of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Lung-An Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, and Chang Gung University School of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 17 September 2007 ,Accepted 27 March 2008.

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PII: S1726-4901(08)70093-5

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70093-5

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 8 , Pages 416-420 , August 2008

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