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Urgent Surgery Early After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation on Triple Therapy with a Vitamin K Antagonist, Aspirin, and Clopidogrel

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Sarafoff, N., Walldorf, J., Schlitt, A. (2017). Urgent Surgery Early After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation on Triple Therapy with a Vitamin K Antagonist, Aspirin, and Clopidogrel. In: Rubboli, A., Lip, G. (eds) Atrial Fibrillation and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42400-2_9

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