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Myocardial blush grade: a predictor for major adverse cardiac events after primary PTCA with stent implantation for acute myocardial infarction

Mehmet G. KayaDepartment of Cardiology at the Gazi University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
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Fatih ArslanHeart Lung Center Utrecht, Department of Cardiology Medical Center Utrecht.Correspondence[email protected]
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Adnan AbaciDepartment of Cardiology at the Gazi University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
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Geert van der HeijdenJulius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Timur Timurkay-NakDepartment of Cardiology at the Gazi University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
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Atiye CengelDepartment of Cardiology at the Gazi University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
Pages 445-451 | Received 13 Feb 2007, Accepted 27 Jul 2007, Published online: 23 May 2017

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