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Figure 1 Population Selection: Flow Diagram
ACC = American College of Cardiology; BMS = bare-metal stent(s); CMS = Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; DES = drug-eluting stent(s); NCDR = National Cardiovascular Data Registry; PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention.
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