Atherosclerosis
Volume 211, Issue 1 , Pages 170-175 , July 2010

Impact of plaque color by angioscopic evaluation on long-term clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

Received 28 August 2009 ,Revised 9 December 2009 ,Accepted 23 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2010.01.034

Atherosclerosis
Volume 211, Issue 1 , Pages 170-175 , July 2010

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