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Original Research

Should Bangladeshi Race Be Considered as an Independent Risk Factor for Multi Vessel Coronary Artery Disease?

Rahul Vasudev1 Department of Cardiology, St Joseph Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ, USA
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Priyank Shah2 Department of Cardiology, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, GA, USA
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Jaimy Patel3 Department of Internal Medicine, St Michel Medical Center, Newark, NJ, USA
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Maria Naranjo1 Department of Cardiology, St Joseph Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ, USA
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Kevin Hosein1 Department of Cardiology, St Joseph Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9804-7488
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Upamanyu Rampal1 Department of Cardiology, St Joseph Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ, USA
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Hiten Patel4 Department of Cardiology, Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Campbell University, Fayetteville, NC, USA
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Jingnan Bu1 Department of Cardiology, St Joseph Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ, USA
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Justin Roy1 Department of Cardiology, St Joseph Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ, USA
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Nirmal Guragai1 Department of Cardiology, St Joseph Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ, USA
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Pragya Bhandari5 Department of Internal Medicine, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, NepalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hartaj Virk1 Department of Cardiology, St Joseph Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ, USA
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Fayez Shamoon1 Department of Cardiology, St Joseph Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3864-8932
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Mahesh Bikkina1 Department of Cardiology, St Joseph Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ, USA
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Pages 143-147 | Published online: 14 Apr 2020

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