Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 73-79 , April 2009

Five-year experience with transradial coronary angioplasty in ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction

Received 20 February 2008 ,Revised 26 June 2008 ,Accepted 24 July 2008.

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Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
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