The elusive disconnection between mortality and early stent thrombosis: Observations from the CHAMPION-PHOENIX trial

Freek W. A. Verheugt

doi:10.1160/TH13-10-0846

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Thromb Haemost 2014; 111(01): 8-9
DOI: 10.1160/TH13-10-0846

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The elusive disconnection between mortality and early stent thrombosis: Observations from the CHAMPION-PHOENIX trial

Freek W. A. Verheugt

¹Department of Cardiology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis (OLVG), Amsterdam, Netherlands

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