International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 131, Issue 2 , Pages 212-216 , 9 January 2009

Clinical characteristics of stent fracture after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation

Received 7 February 2007 ,Revised 7 August 2007 ,Accepted 20 October 2007.

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☆ This work was supported by the 2005 Inje University research grant.

PII: S0167-5273(07)01949-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.10.059

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 131, Issue 2 , Pages 212-216 , 9 January 2009

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