Coronary artery calcification, epicardial fat burden, and cardiovascular events in COPD

Thomas Gaisl (Zurich, Switzerland), Thomas Gaisl, Christian Schlatzer, Esther Schwarz, Mathias Possner, Julia Stehli, Noriane Sievi, Christian Clarenbach, Damini Dey, Piotr Piotr, Philipp Kaufmann, Malcolm Kohler

Source: International Congress 2015 – A more functional view of chest pathology
Session: A more functional view of chest pathology
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3739
Disease area: Airway diseases

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