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Comment
. 2007 Jul 21;335(7611):111.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39273.655694.BE.

To stent or not to stent?: A sterile debate

Stephen Westaby, Keith Channon, Adrian Banning
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To stent or not to stent?: A sterile debate

Stephen Westaby et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: The authors, a cardiac surgeon and two cardiologists, are SYNTAX investigators and benefit from private practice in myocardial revascularisation.

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