PULMONARY THROMBOEMBOLISM FOLLOWING RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF THE ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE IN A PATIENT HETEROZYGOUS FOR THE FACTOR V LEIDEN AND THE MTHFR C677T MUTATIONS
Pešut DP1,2*, Raljević SV2, Kontić MDj2, Božić DZ2, Buha IB2, Stević RS1,3
*Corresponding Author: Dragica P. Pešut, School of Medicine University of Belgrade; Clinical Centre of Serbia, Institute of Lung Diseases and Tuberculosis, Research and Epidemiology Department, 11000 Belgrade, Visegradska 26/20, Serbia; Tel.: +381-11-361-5561; Fax: +381-11-268-1591; E-mail: dragica. pesut@gmail.com
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