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Statintherapie beschleunigt Verkalkung von Koronararterien

Statin treatment accelerates calcification of coronary arteries

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Schmermund, A. Statintherapie beschleunigt Verkalkung von Koronararterien. Kardiologe 11, 92–93 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12181-016-0117-x

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