Acute coronary syndrome due to dilated coronaropathy in a young patient with gouty arthritis
Imaging in Cardiology
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Keywords
Acute Coronary Syndrome Clopidogrel Gout Allopurinol Serum Uric Acid
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Conflict of interest
This article was not funded by any institution. Authors do not have any conflict of interest.
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