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Canadian Journal of Cardiology
Letters to the Editor|Articles in Press

Dispel the Myth! South Asians Do Not Have “Small Coronaries”

Published:March 08, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2023.03.003
      Andrew J Gorton MD, Suresh Keshavamurthy MD, Arkalgud Sampath Kumar M.Ch.
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