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J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2014;6(4): 235-239. doi: 10.15171/jcvtr.2014.018
PMID: 25610555        PMCID: PMC4291602

Original Article

Epicardial and Pericardial Fat Volume Correlate with the Severity of Coronary Artery Stenosis

Naser Aslanabadi 1, Rezvanyeh Salehi 1, Alireza Javadrashid 2, Mohammadkazem Tarzamani 2, Behrouz Khodadad 1, Elgar Enamzadeh 1 * , Hossein Montazerghaem 3

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