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Drug-eluting stents vs. bare metal stents in elderly patients

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  1. Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Luigi Sacco, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Federica Leidi & Riccardo Schiavon

  2. ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy

    Federica Leidi & Riccardo Schiavon

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Leidi, F., Schiavon, R. & On behalf of Gruppo di Autoformazione Metodologica (GrAM). Drug-eluting stents vs. bare metal stents in elderly patients. Intern Emerg Med 13, 773–774 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-018-1839-5

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