Drug-eluting balloons for percutaneous coronary interventions

Marco Zimarino; Raffaele De Caterina

doi:10.1160/TH08-11-0770

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2009; 101(01): 09-11
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-11-0770

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Schattauer GmbH

Drug-eluting balloons for percutaneous coronary interventions

Authors

Marco Zimarino

¹Institute of Cardiology and Center of Excellence on Aging, “G. d’Annunzio” University, Chieti, Italy
Raffaele De Caterina

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