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Research Article

Pericardial adiposity versus body adiposity measured by BMI in the assessment of coronary atherosclerosis burden in patients with hypertension

Hussein Nafakhia Internal Medicine Department, Medicine College, University of Kufa, Najaf, IraqCorrespondence[email protected]
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Abdulameer A. Al-Mosawib Radiology Department, Medicine College, University of Kufa, Najaf, IraqView further author information
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R. W. Al esawib Radiology Department, Medicine College, University of Kufa, Najaf, IraqView further author information
Pages 13-17 | Received 26 May 2020, Accepted 29 Jun 2020, Published online: 08 Jul 2020

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