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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2018;29(2):99-102
Stress perfusion Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Patients with Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Authors Information

1: First Department of Propaedeutic and Internal Medicine, Joint Rheumatology Program, Laikon Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece

2: Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece

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