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Intravascular imaging and drug-coated balloons for unprotected left main percutaneous coronary interventions: Questions with a predictable or unpredictable answer? Author’s reply


- Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of Vojvodina, Cardiology Clinic, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia
- Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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Abstract
Abstract


Title
Intravascular imaging and drug-coated balloons for unprotected left main percutaneous coronary interventions: Questions with a predictable or unpredictable answer? Author’s reply
Journal
Kardiologia Polska (Polish Heart Journal)
Issue
Article type
Letter to the Editor
Pages
721-722
Published online
2022-05-31
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420
Article views/downloads
65
DOI
10.33963/KP.a2022.0139
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Bibliographic record
Kardiol Pol 2022;80(6):721-722.
Authors
Mila Kovacevic
Francesco Burzotta
Ilija Srdanovic
Milovan Petrovic
Carlo Trani


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