Measurements of thromboxane production and their clinical significance in coronary heart disease

Giulia Renda; Raffaele De Caterina

doi:10.1160/TH12-05-0311

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2012; 108(01): 6-8
DOI: 10.1160/TH12-05-0311

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Measurements of thromboxane production and their clinical significance in coronary heart disease

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Giulia Renda

¹Institute of Cardiology and Center of Excellence on Aging, “G. d’Annunzio” University, Chieti, Italy
Raffaele De Caterina

¹Institute of Cardiology and Center of Excellence on Aging, “G. d’Annunzio” University, Chieti, Italy

²Fondazione “G. Monasterio”, Pisa, Italy

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