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ADDENDUM

July 2012

Addendum:
In the July issue (p.354) the manufacturer of the Ostial Pro Stent Placement System should have been listed as Merit Medical. We regret this error.

Kwan TW. Perfection of Precise Ostial Stent Placement. J Invasive Cardiol 2012;24(7):354-358.


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