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Can aortic atherosclerotic plaques predict cerebrovascular and cardiac events?

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boxed-textMeissner I et al. (2004) Atherosclerosis of the Aorta: Risk Factor, Risk Marker, or Innocent Bystander? J Am Coll Cardiol 44: 1018–1024

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