The significance of detection of preclinical atherosclerosis
<p><strong>Background:</strong> Atherosclerosis is a chronic disease, which can go on for many decades with no clinically noticable changes. When clinical symptoms appear, the disease has usually already significantly progressed. There is currently no effective treatment for athero...
Main Authors: | Pavel Poredoš, Peter Poredoš, Aleksandra Visnovič-Poredoš |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Slovenian Medical Association
2006-08-01
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Series: | Zdravniški Vestnik |
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Online Access: | http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/2023 |
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