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Letter to the Editor
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Antiplatelet therapy in elderly patients after acute coronary syndrome
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Affiliations- Department of Medical-Surgery Sciences and Translational Medicine, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
- Gajda-Med Medical Centre in Pultusk, Pultusk, Poland
- Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Bielanski Hospital, Warsaw, Poland
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Antiplatelet therapy in elderly patients after acute coronary syndrome
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Medical Research Journal 2023;8(1):87-88.
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Salvatore Di Somma
Robert Gajda
Wacław Kochman
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