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Screening of asymptomatic patients with elevated lipoprotein(a) levels by coronary computed tomography angiography

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY (2022)

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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Volume 29, Issue 15, Pages 2049-2051

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OXFORD UNIV PRESS

DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwab217

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