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Editorial
. 2015 May;15(5):360-2.
doi: 10.5152/akd.2015.0053.

Epicardial adipose tissue: Just a predictor or a local player for coronary atherosclerosis?

Cemil İzgi  1
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Editorial

Epicardial adipose tissue: Just a predictor or a local player for coronary atherosclerosis?

Cemil İzgi. Anatol J Cardiol. 2015 May.
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