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Beneficial effect of delayed reperfusion in ST elevation myocardial infarction despite transmural necrosis documented in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

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    Günter Pilz, Tobias Heer, Elisabeth Harrer, Markus Klos & Berthold Höfling

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Pilz, G., Heer, T., Harrer, E. et al. Beneficial effect of delayed reperfusion in ST elevation myocardial infarction despite transmural necrosis documented in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Clin Res Cardiol 99, 251–255 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-010-0115-0

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