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Editorial
. 2019 Sep 3;8(17):e013739.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.013739. Epub 2019 Aug 20.

Closing the Gap on Sex Disparity in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Is It Time to Reconsider Our Definitions of "Typical"?

M Chadi Alraies  1   2 , Ileana L Piña  1   2
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Editorial

Closing the Gap on Sex Disparity in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Is It Time to Reconsider Our Definitions of "Typical"?

M Chadi Alraies et al. J Am Heart Assoc. .

Abstract

See Article Ferry et al.

Keywords: Editorials; acute aortic syndrome; myocardial infarction; sex‐specific; symptoms.

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