Slow Coronary Flow is Related to Increased Carotid Intima-Media Thickness but Not Pulse Wave Velocity
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Kim, Bum-Sung
(Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine)
Kim, Hyun-Joong (Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine) Han, Seong-Woo (Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine) Kim, Sung-Hea (Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine) Suh, Soon-Yong (Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine) Chung, Sang-Man (Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine) Ryu, Kyu-Hyung (Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine) |
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