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Original Article

Comparison of two visual angiographic perfusion grades in acute myocardial infarction

Tamás Ungi Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Viktor Sasi Division of Invasive Cardiology, 2nd Department of Medicine and Cardiology Center, Medical Faculty, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Imre Ungi Division of Invasive Cardiology, 2nd Department of Medicine and Cardiology Center, Medical Faculty, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Tamás Forster Division of Invasive Cardiology, 2nd Department of Medicine and Cardiology Center, Medical Faculty, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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András Palkó Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Attila Nemes Division of Invasive Cardiology, 2nd Department of Medicine and Cardiology Center, Medical Faculty, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, University of Szeged, Szeged, HungaryCorrespondence[email protected]
, FESC , MD , PhD
Pages 149-153 | Received 24 Mar 2009, Published online: 15 Sep 2009

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