“Should practicing cardiologists know about type 2 myocardial infarction?” (Opinion statement of the Ugra cardiologists)
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عنوان ژورنال: Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2587-9537,2306-1278
DOI: 10.17802/2306-1278-2019-8-4-13-15