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J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2020;12(2): 114-119. doi: 10.34172/jcvtr.2020.19
PMID: 32626551        PMCID: PMC7321005

Original Article

Association of epicardial fat thickness assessed by echocardiography with the severity of coronary artery disease

Alireza Rostamzadeh 1 ORCID, Kamal Khademvatani 1 * ORCID, Mir Hossein Seyed Mohammadzadeh 1, Shahrzad Ashori 2, Mojgan Hajahmadi Poorrafsanjani 1, Behzad Rahimi 1, Behshid Ghadrdoost 3 ORCID

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