Angioplasty with stent placement for heart attack and unstable angina

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Author:	Douglas Dana Robin Parks, MS	Last Updated: August 15, 2007
Medical Review:	Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine Stephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology
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