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Intravenous thrombolysis in a patient with left atrial myxoma

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  1. Department of Neurology & Stroke Unit, Sant’Anna Hospital, Via Napoleona 60, 22100, Como, Italy

    Simone Vidale, Lucia Tancredi & Marco Arnaboldi

  2. Department of Cardiology, Sant’Anna Hospital, Via Napoleona 60, 22100, Como, Italy

    Fabrizio Comolli & Carlo Campana

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Vidale, S., Comolli, F., Tancredi, L. et al. Intravenous thrombolysis in a patient with left atrial myxoma. Neurol Sci 38, 1345–1346 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-017-2937-2

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