LATITUDE-TIMI: is there still hope for anti-inflammatory therapy in acute myocardial infaction?

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Matthias Dewenter et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Sep.

. 2016 Sep;8(9):E1047-E1049.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.08.66.

¹ Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Technology Dresden, Dresden, Germany.

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