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Editorial
. 2010 Mar;31(6):634-6.
doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp535. Epub 2009 Dec 3.

Primary angioplasty vs. thrombolysis: the end of the controversy?

Petr Widimsky
Editorial

Primary angioplasty vs. thrombolysis: the end of the controversy?

Petr Widimsky. Eur Heart J. 2010 Mar.
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Figure 1
Left anterior descending coronary artery in a patient with STEMI. Upper left: proximal occlusion. Upper right: reperfusion after thrombolysis with significant residual stenosis. Lower: reperfusion after primary PCI without any residual stenosis.
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