A case of cardiac beriberi: A forgotten but memorable disease

Korean Circulation Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 569-572

  Lee, Hee Sun ^a   Lee, Seung Ah ^a   Shin, Hyo Sun ^a   Choi, Hong Mi ^a   Kim, Soo Jung ^a   Kim, Hyung Kwan ^a   Park, Young Bae ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Beriberi; Heart failure; Thiamine deficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885438375     PISSN: 17385520     EISSN: 17385555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2013.43.8.569     Document Type: Article

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