Thromb Haemost 2011; 105(03): 390-395
DOI: 10.1160/TH10-08-0513
Invited Clinical Focus
Schattauer GmbH

The role of fibrinolysis in the era of primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Sigrun Halvorsen
1   Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
,
Kurt Huber
2   3rd Department of Medicine, Cardiology and Emergency Medicine, Wilhelminenhospital, Vienna, Austria
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Publikationsverlauf

Received: 07. August 2010

Accepted after major revision: 25. November 2010

Publikationsdatum:
27. November 2017 (online)

 

 
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