American Heart Journal
Volume 151, Issue 1 , Pages 153-157 , January 2006

Side branch occlusion after coronary stent implantation in patients presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Clinical impact and angiographic predictors

Received 28 August 2004 ,Accepted 19 January 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.01.034

American Heart Journal
Volume 151, Issue 1 , Pages 153-157 , January 2006

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