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Editorial
. 2015 Mar;8(3):10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.115.003156 e003156.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.115.003156.

Epicardial adipose tissue: a benign consequence of obesity?

Doan T Ngo  1 , Noyan Gokce  2
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Editorial

Epicardial adipose tissue: a benign consequence of obesity?

Doan T Ngo et al. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; coronary artery disease; obesity adipose tissue.

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