Biochemical characterization of myocardial damage in chronic chagas' disease
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Biochemical Markers of Myocardial Damage
Heart diseases, especially coronary artery diseases (CAD), are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in developed countries. Effective therapy is available to ensure patient survival and to prevent long term sequelae after an acute ischemic event caused by CAD, but appropriate therapy requires rapid and accurate diagnosis. Research into the pathology of CAD have demonstrated the usefuln...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Cardiology
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0160-9289,1932-8737
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960201013