Losmapimod does not reduce cardiovascular events in patients with acute myocardial infarction

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Wilbert S Aronow et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Sep.

. 2016 Sep;8(9):2328-2330.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.08.53.

¹ Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA.

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