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Is mortality raised in patients receiving percutaneous coronary intervention if they suffer from anemia?

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The synopsis was written by Hannah Camm, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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Sharma, S. Is mortality raised in patients receiving percutaneous coronary intervention if they suffer from anemia?. Nat Rev Cardiol 1, 74–75 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpcardio0042

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