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Figure 1 Cumulative distribution curves of early ("acute") lumen gain (enlargement of lumen achieved by stenting and measured immediately after the procedure) and late lumen loss (lumen narrowing occurred during the period between intervention and follow-up angiography at 6 months). Note that similar early results (as indicated by the curves depicting early lumen gain) do not necessarily translate into similar results at 6 months (as indicated by the curves depicting late lumen loss).
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