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Editorial
. 2007 Dec;93(12):1500-1.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.113860.

Coronary stenting: why size matters

Edoardo De Benedetti, Philip Urban
Editorial

Coronary stenting: why size matters

Edoardo De Benedetti et al. Heart. 2007 Dec.

Abstract

See articles on pages 1562 and 1609

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