Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 125-131 , March 2007

Normal coronary arteries in patients with systolic heart failure who have higher body mass index

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doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2006.10.004

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 125-131 , March 2007

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