Vol 27, No 1 (2020)
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To drop or not to drop the antiplatelet agent, that is the question for patients with atrial fibrillation and chronic coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

Yongcheol Kim1, Thomas W. Johnson2, Young-Hoon Jeong3
Pubmed: 32103476
Cardiol J 2020;27(1):1-3.

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