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Microfluidics in Assessing Platelet Function
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Give genotype-guided dual antiplatelet therapy a second CHANCE
Giovanna Liuzzo1, Carlo Patrono2
1Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli-IRCCS, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy.
European Heart Journal
|January 25, 2022
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