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An uncommon clinical picture: Wellens’ syndrome in a morbidly obese young man

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    Salvatore Corrao, Salvatore Amico, Luigi Calvo, Eliana Barone & Giuseppe Licata

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Corrao, S., Amico, S., Calvo, L. et al. An uncommon clinical picture: Wellens’ syndrome in a morbidly obese young man. Intern Emerg Med 5, 443–445 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-010-0374-9

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