Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 140-143 , July 2008

Thrombus aspiration during primary percutaneous coronary intervention in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Received 17 September 2007 ,Revised 20 November 2007 ,Accepted 21 November 2007.

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PII: S1553-8389(07)00340-5

doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2007.11.007

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 140-143 , July 2008

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