Coronary Artery Disease
To aspirate or not? The question is still unanswered
Sa'ar Minha MD,
Sa'ar Minha MD
Division of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Search for more papers by this author Lowell F. Satler MD,
Corresponding Author
Lowell F. Satler MD
Division of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Correspondence to: Lowell F. Satler,
md; Division of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010. E-mail:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author
Sa'ar Minha MD,
Sa'ar Minha MD
Division of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Search for more papers by this author Lowell F. Satler MD,
Corresponding Author
Lowell F. Satler MD
Division of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Correspondence to: Lowell F. Satler,
md; Division of Cardiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010. E-mail:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author
First published: 20 November 2013
No abstract is available for this article.
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