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J Renal Inj Prev. 2017;6(1): 18-25. doi: 10.15171/jrip.2017.04
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Case Report

Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy after rituximab treatment for membranous nephropathy

Wisit Cheungpasitporn 1, Stephen L. Kopecky 2, Ulrich Specks 3, Kharmen Bharucha 1, Fernando C. Fervenza 1

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