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. 1983 Sep;50(3):257–265. doi: 10.1136/hrt.50.3.257

Is transluminal coronary angioplasty mandatory after successful thrombolysis? Quantitative coronary angiographic study.

P W Serruys, W Wijns, M van den Brand, V Ribeiro, P Fioretti, M L Simoons, C J Kooijman, J H Reiber, P G Hugenholtz
PMCID: PMC481406  PMID: 6225449

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