An acute inflammatory reaction induced by myocardial damage is superimposed on a chronic inflammation in unstable coronary artery disease
- 1 April 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in American Heart Journal
- Vol. 149 (4) , 619-626
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2004.08.026
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