High Calcium Score Predicts Severity of the Culprit Lesions in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes
By: Jakó Beáta, Benedek Theodora, Suciu Zsuzsanna and Benedek I
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2013-0068 | Journal eISSN: 2668-7763 (formerly 2247-6113) | Journal ISSN: 2668-7755
Language: English
Page range: 298 - 301
Published on: Mar 7, 2014
Published by: University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
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