American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 12 , Pages 1618-1623 , 15 December 2008

Long-Term Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Coronary Stenting on Dual Oral Antiplatelet Treatment Requiring Oral Anticoagulant Therapy

  • Roberta Rossini, MD, PhD

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    • Divisione di Cardiologia, Dipartimento Cardiovascolare, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 00-39-0-3526-6455; fax: 00-39-0-3540-0491
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  • Giuseppe Musumeci, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Cardiologia, Dipartimento Cardiovascolare, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
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  • Corrado Lettieri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divione di Cardiologia, Ospedale Carlo Poma, Mantova, Italy
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  • Maria Molfese, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Cardiologia, Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera, Genova, Italy
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  • Laurian Mihalcsik, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Cardiologia, Dipartimento Cardiovascolare, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
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  • Paola Mantovani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divione di Cardiologia, Ospedale Carlo Poma, Mantova, Italy
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  • Vasile Sirbu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Cardiologia, Dipartimento Cardiovascolare, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
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  • Theodore A. Bass, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
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  • Francesco Della Rovere, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Cardiologia, Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera, Genova, Italy
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  • Antonello Gavazzi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Cardiologia, Dipartimento Cardiovascolare, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
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  • Dominick J. Angiolillo, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Received 4 June 2008 ,Revised 5 August 2008 ,Accepted 5 August 2008.

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PII: S0002-9149(08)01390-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.08.021

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 12 , Pages 1618-1623 , 15 December 2008

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