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Obstructive endocardial thrombosis in endomyocardial fibrosis
  1. C Rost,
  2. S Bachmann,
  3. F A Flachskampf
  1. Medical Clinic II, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Ulmenweg 18, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
  1. Correspondence to Dr C Rost; Medical Clinic II, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Ulmenweg 18, 91054 Erlangen, Germany; rost.christian{at}gmx.net

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2010.195552

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    • Competing interests None.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Ethics approval This study was conducted with the approval of the case report.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; not externally peer reviewed.