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A case report of alveolar haemorrhage associated with severe thrombocytopenia induced by abciximab infusion in a patient with an acute coronary syndrome

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    Enrico Vizzardi, Antonio D’Aloia, Gregoriana Zanini, Elena Antonioli, Claudio Pedrinazzi, Riccardo Raddino & Livio Dei Cas

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Vizzardi, E., D’Aloia, A., Zanini, G. et al. A case report of alveolar haemorrhage associated with severe thrombocytopenia induced by abciximab infusion in a patient with an acute coronary syndrome. Intern Emerg Med 3, 345–347 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-008-0167-6

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