Is there still a place for thrombectomy?

Postepy Kardiol Interwencyjnej

Department of Invasive Cardiology, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland.

Published: March 2016

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/pwki.2016.56954DOI Listing

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