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Dabigatran malabsorption in amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis: a clinical report

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  1. Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy

    Francesco Sbrana, Dario Genovesi, Giosuè Angelo Catapano, Luca Panchetti & Antonio Bottoni

  2. Institute of Clinical Physiology, Italian National Research Council, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy

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Sbrana, F., Genovesi, D., Catapano, G.A. et al. Dabigatran malabsorption in amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis: a clinical report. Intern Emerg Med 11, 889–890 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-016-1434-6

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