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Editorial
. 2017 Oct-Dec;13(4):261-262.
doi: 10.14797/mdcj-13-4-261.

Editorial: Hypothyroidism and the Heart: Much More Than Meets the Eye

Ajay K Sharma  1 , Sachin Shah  1 , Sarju Ganatra  1 , G Muqtada Chaudhry  1
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Editorial

Editorial: Hypothyroidism and the Heart: Much More Than Meets the Eye

Ajay K Sharma et al. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2017 Oct-Dec.
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  • Hypothyroidism and the Heart.
    Udovcic M, Pena RH, Patham B, Tabatabai L, Kansara A. Udovcic M, et al. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2017 Apr-Jun;13(2):55-59. doi: 10.14797/mdcj-13-2-55. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2017. PMID: 28740582 Free PMC article. Review.

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