Practice patterns and trends in the use of medical therapy in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in Ontario.

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Published in J Am Heart Assoc on August 13, 2014

Authors

Pallav Garg1, Harindra C Wijeysundera2, Lingsong Yun3, Warren J Cantor4, Dennis T Ko2

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, London Health Sciences Center, Western University, London, ON, Canada (P.G.).
2: Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada (H.C.W., L.Y., D.T.K.) Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Toronto, ON, Canada (H.C.W., D.T.K.) Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (H.C.W., W.J.C., D.T.K.).
3: Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada (H.C.W., L.Y., D.T.K.).
4: Southlake Regional Health Center, Newmarket, ON, Canada (W.J.C.) Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (H.C.W., W.J.C., D.T.K.).

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