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Original Scientific Papers

Epicardial and pericoronary adipose tissue in severe COVID-19 infection

Pınar Turker Duyulera Department of Cardiology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Serkan Duyulerb Department of Cardiology, Ankara Keçiören Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9240-9158
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Bekir Demirtaşc Department of Cardiology, Çankırı State Hospital, Çankırı, Turkey
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Velihan Çayhand Department of Radiology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Pages 451-458 | Received 11 Aug 2021, Accepted 17 Nov 2021, Published online: 06 Dec 2021

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