From the epicardial adipose tissue to vulnerable coronary plaques.

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Published in World J Cardiol on April 26, 2013

Authors

Mauro Echavarría-Pinto1, Lorenzo Hernando, Fernando Alfonso

Author Affiliations

1: Mauro Echavarría-Pinto, Fernando Alfonso, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, 28040 Madrid, Spain.

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