European Heart Journal Advance Access published online on July 29, 2008
European Heart Journal, doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn345
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A thrombus stuck in the ostium of the coronary artery
1 Department of Medicine and Biological Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-15 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan
2 Division of Cardiology, National Hospital Organization Takasaki National Hospital, 32 Takamatsu, Takasaki, Gunma, 371-0829, Japan
* Corresponding author. Tel: +81 27 220 8145, Fax: +81 27 220 8158, Email: t-nakaha@med.gunma-u.ac.jp
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