Fibromuscular dysplasia of the left anterior descending coronary artery.
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From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California–Los Angeles, California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. Dr. Lee has received honoraria from Merck, Boston Scientific, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Daiichi, Sankyo, and St. Jude Medical. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose. Figure 1. Fibromuscular Dysplasia of the Left Anterior Descend
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JACC. Cardiovascular interventions
دوره 5 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012