Cardiovascular imaging for the assessment of atherosclerotic disease: Implications for cardiac risk stratification

Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-112

  Makaryus, Amgad N ^a  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 84873488802     PISSN: 19329520     EISSN: 19329563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12170-008-0021-4     Document Type: Article

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