ACCF/AHA/SCAI 2007 update of the clinical competence statement on cardiac interventional procedures: A report (Writing Committee to Update the 1998 Clinical Competence Statement on Recommendations for the Assessment and Maintenance of Proficiency in Coronary Interventional Procedures)

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