ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Coronary atherosclerosis following heart transplantation

Ivo A Nesralla; João Ricardo Sant'Anna; Paulo Roberto Prates; Fernando A Lucchese; Renato A. K Kalil; Edemar M Pereira; Altamiro R Costa; Martinez Rossi; Cláudio Moraes; Marisa F Santos; Blau F Souza

DOI: 10.1590/S0102-76381991000300004

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