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European Heart Journal 2003 24(24):2239; doi:10.1016/j.ehj.2003.09.032
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Letter to the Editor

Restenosis after coronary stenting: the ‘gender paradox’

Fernando Alfonso*, Muzahir H. Tayebjee and Gregory Y.H. Lip*

Interventional Cardiology Unit Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Universitario San Carlos, Plaza de Criso Rey, s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain

* Correspondence to: Fernando Alfonso, Interventional Cardiology Unit, Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Universitario San Carlo, Plaza de Criso Rey, s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain. Tel: +34 91 549 4082; Fax: +34 91 330 3289
E-mail address: falf@hotmail.com

Received 1 September 2003; revised 23 September 2003; accepted 25 September 2003

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We read with great interest the elegant study of Mehilli et al.1(August 16 Issue) suggesting that, as compared with men, women present a lower risk of restenosis after coronary stenting despite their adverse baseline characteristics. This large study, including . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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