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Combined Treatment with Tranexamic Acid and Oral Contraceptive Pill Causes Coronary Ulcerated Plaque and Acute Myocardial Infarction

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    Gianluca Iacobellis & Gianfranco Iacobellis

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Iacobellis, G., Iacobellis, G. Combined Treatment with Tranexamic Acid and Oral Contraceptive Pill Causes Coronary Ulcerated Plaque and Acute Myocardial Infarction. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 18, 239–240 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:CARD.0000033646.21346.e4

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