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Measurement of Myocardial Lactate Production for Diagnosis of Coronary Microvascular Spasm
Published on: September 17, 2021
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Calcium in your arteries: Abdominal, coronary, or both to predict post-LT MACE?
Giulia Pagano1, Gonzalo Crespo
1Department of Hepatology, Liver Transplant Unit, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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