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Editorial
. 2017 Mar;5(6):140.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2017.02.15.

Optimal medical therapy is vital for patients with coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndromes regardless of revascularization strategy

Javaid Iqbal  1 , Patrick W Serruys  2
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Editorial

Optimal medical therapy is vital for patients with coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndromes regardless of revascularization strategy

Javaid Iqbal et al. Ann Transl Med. 2017 Mar.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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