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Editorial
. 2022 Jul;14(7):2454-2457.
doi: 10.21037/jtd-22-720.

Cardiac rupture after ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI): a 'Stitch' in time?

Sanjana Nagraj  1 , Behnood Bikdeli  2 , Sahil A Parikh  3 , Saurav Chatterjee  4
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Editorial

Cardiac rupture after ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI): a 'Stitch' in time?

Sanjana Nagraj et al. J Thorac Dis. 2022 Jul.
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Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://jtd.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/jtd-22-720/coif). BB is supported by the Scott Schoen and Nancy Adams IGNITE Award from the Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a Career Development Award from the American Heart Association, and reports that he is a consulting expert, on behalf of the plaintiff, for litigation related to two specific brand models of IVC filters. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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