American Heart Journal
Volume 143, Issue 6 , Pages 943-944 , June 2002

An interventional cardiologist: A cardiologist who intervenes

Received 28 June 2001 ,Accepted 10 December 2001.

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doi: 10.1067/mhj.2002.122288

American Heart Journal
Volume 143, Issue 6 , Pages 943-944 , June 2002