American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 106, Issue 6 , Pages 770-773 , 15 September 2010

Usefulness of Primary Angioplasty in Nonagenarians With Acute Myocardial Infarction

  • Gian Battista Danzi, MD

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    • Divisione di Cardiologia, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 39-02-5503-3532; fax: 39-02-5503-3530
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  • Marco Centola, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Cardiologia, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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  • Guido A. Pomidossi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Cardiologia, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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  • Dario Consonni, MD

      Affiliations

    • Servizio di Epidemiologia, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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  • Sara De Matteis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Servizio di Epidemiologia, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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  • Amerigo Stabile, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Cardiologia Ospedale Civico ARNAS, Palermo, Italy
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  • Marco Sesana, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Cardiologia, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy
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  • Angelo Anzuini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Cardiologia, Casa di Cura Città Studi, Milan, Italy
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  • Paolo Sganzerla, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Cardiologia, Cliniche Gavazzeni–Humanitas, Bergamo, Italy
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  • Bernardo Cortese, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Cardiologia, Ospedale di Grosseto, Grosseto, Italy
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  • Angela Migliorini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Cardiologia, Ospedale di Careggi, Florence, Italy
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  • David Antoniucci, MD

      Affiliations

    • Divisione di Cardiologia, Ospedale di Careggi, Florence, Italy

Received 25 March 2010 ,Revised 26 April 2010 ,Accepted 26 April 2010.

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PII: S0002-9149(10)01037-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.04.041

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 106, Issue 6 , Pages 770-773 , 15 September 2010

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