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Editorial
. 2018 Mar;10(3):1343-1346.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.03.58.

Microvascular obstruction in ST elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: another frontier to conquer?

Islam Y Elgendy  1 , Hani Jneid  2
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Editorial

Microvascular obstruction in ST elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: another frontier to conquer?

Islam Y Elgendy et al. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Mar.
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