The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 2 , Pages e3-e4 , February 2010

Acute Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

  • Huichun Zhan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Huichun Zhan, Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ross Research 1032, 720 Rutland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21205
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  • Haoyi Zheng, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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  • Alison R. Moliterno, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
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  • Michael B. Streiff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md

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 Funding: None.

 Conflict of Interest: The authors state that they have no conflict of interest.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data and played a role in writing this manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00869-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.07.021

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 2 , Pages e3-e4 , February 2010

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