Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 69, Issue 9 , Pages 436-438 , September 2006

Coronary Revascularization in a Patient with Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

  • Man-Cai Fong

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Kuan-Chun Chen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Hsin-Bang Leu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Lung-Ching Chen

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Lung-Ching Chen, Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 12 October 2005 ,Accepted 24 May 2006.

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PII: S1726-4901(09)70287-4

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70287-4

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 69, Issue 9 , Pages 436-438 , September 2006

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