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European Heart Journal 2002 23(15):1146-1148; doi:10.1053/euhj.2000.3222
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Editorials

Late is perhaps not ... too late for primary PCI in acute myocardial infarction

M.E. Bertranda and E.P. McFaddenb

a Hôpital Cardiologique de Lille, France
b Hôpital Cardiovasculaire et Pneumologique de Lyon, France

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