Vol 26, No 6 (2019)
Brief communication — Clinical cardiology
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Computed tomographic quantification of periaortic adipose tissue volume as a correlate of cardiovascular disease

Nathan Robbins1, Edmond A. Hooker1, Kim W. Hart1, Sangita Kapur1, Andra Blomkalns2
Pubmed: 31970740
Cardiol J 2019;26(6):802-804.

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