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Does plasma endothelin during thrombolysis depend on infarct size? A pilot study

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  1. Department of Cardiology, G. F. Ingrassia Hospital, Palermo, Italy

    Pietro Di Pasquale, Vincenzo Bucca, Fernanda Pipitone & Giuseppe Tricoli

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    Salvatore Paterna, Gaspare Parrinello & Giuseppe Licata

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Di Pasquale, P., Paterna, S., Parrinello, G. et al. Does plasma endothelin during thrombolysis depend on infarct size? A pilot study. Cardiovasc Drug Ther 9, 831–832 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00879880

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