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The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care Volume 21, 2016 - Issue 6
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Case Report

Low-dose oral contraceptive-induced acute myocardial infarction

Abdullah Nabi AslanDepartment of Cardiology, Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey; Correspondence[email protected]
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Hakan SüygünDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey
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Serkan SivriDepartment of Cardiology, Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey;
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Telat KeleşDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey
Pages 499-501 | Received 17 Jul 2016, Accepted 14 Aug 2016, Published online: 09 Sep 2016

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