Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 270-274 , December 2008

Coronary Artery Ectasia

Received 28 November 2007 ,Revised 7 January 2008 ,Accepted 25 January 2008.

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PII: S1016-3190(08)60049-X

doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(08)60049-X

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 270-274 , December 2008

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