
“To Touch or To Watch”: A Case of Venous Thromboembolism in a Triathlete Complicated by a Mobile Thrombus in the Left Subclavian Vein
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Renelene Macabeo, MD | Myra A. Canlas, MD | Maria Janelle Fajardo, MD | Flordeliz Lontok, MD
Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Manila Doctors Hospital
Heart Institute - Section of Vascular Medicine, St. Luke's Medical Center - Global City
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