Impact of anatomical and functional severity of coronary atherosclerotic plaques on the transmural perfusion gradient: a [O]H2O PET study
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Department of Cardiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, The Netherlands; Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET Research and Radiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Uppsala University PET Center, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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