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Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal Volume 53, 2019 - Issue 6
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Successful recanalisation of coronary chronic total occlusions is not associated with improved cardiovascular survival compared with initial medical therapy

Lei GuoDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian City, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Shanfeng ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian City, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jian WuDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian City, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Lei ZhongDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian City, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Huaiyu DingDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian City, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jiaying XuDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian City, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xuchen ZhouDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian City, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Rongchong HuangDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian City, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 305-311 | Received 14 Dec 2018, Accepted 11 Jul 2019, Published online: 24 Jul 2019

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