Korean Circ J.  2023 Mar;53(3):185-188. 10.4070/kcj.2023.0019.

Pulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy: An Under-Recognized Potentially Fatal Cause of Pulmonary Hypertension

• Kim KA
• Jung MH

• KMID: 2540396
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2023.0019

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