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Pepe, G., Giusti, B., Porciani, M.C., Yacoub, M. (2006). Biomarkers in Acute Aortic Syndrome. In: Rousseau, H., Verhoye, JP., Heautot, JF. (eds) Thoracic Aortic Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-38309-3_5

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