Vol 25, No 5 (2018)
Letters to the Editor — Clinical cardiology
Published online: 2018-10-30

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Kounis syndrome: an additional etiologic factor of myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries

Nicholas G. Kounis1, Ioanna Koniari12, George D. Soufras3, Grigorios Tsigkas1, Emmanouil Chourdakis4, Stefanos Despotopoulos1, Periklis Davlouros1, George Hahalis1
Pubmed: 30394519
Cardiol J 2018;25(5):648-649.

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