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Review
. 2005 Dec;91(12):1533-6.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.064493.

Recent advances in primary percutaneous intervention for acute myocardial infarction

E J Smith  1 , A Mathur, M T Rothman
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Review

Recent advances in primary percutaneous intervention for acute myocardial infarction

E J Smith et al. Heart. 2005 Dec.
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