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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

C-reactive protein, not cardiac troponin T, improves risk prediction in hypertensives with type A aortic dissection

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Pages 212-216 | Received 16 Nov 2014, Accepted 30 Jan 2015, Published online: 02 May 2015

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