Distal embolization during angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction: is pharmacological protection enough?

Marco De Carlo; Ugo Limbruno; Sabina Pistolesi; Gabriella Fontanini; Anna S. Petronio; Alberto Balbarini; Raffaele De Caterina

doi:10.1160/TH05-03-0680

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2005; 94(03): 680-681
DOI: 10.1160/TH05-03-0680

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Distal embolization during angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction: is pharmacological protection enough?

Marco De Carlo

¹Cardiovascular Department, Livorno Hospital, Italy

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Ugo Limbruno

¹Cardiovascular Department, Livorno Hospital, Italy

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Sabina Pistolesi

²Department of Oncology, Transplants, and New Technologies in Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy

,

Gabriella Fontanini

²Department of Oncology, Transplants, and New Technologies in Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy

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Anna S. Petronio

¹Cardiovascular Department, Livorno Hospital, Italy

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Alberto Balbarini

¹Cardiovascular Department, Livorno Hospital, Italy

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Raffaele De Caterina

³Institute of Cardiology and Center of Excellence on Aging, ″G. d′Annunzio“ University of Chieti, Italy

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