Study of acute coronary syndrome in young adult patients: Echocardiographic and angiographic findings

 

Mareppa Kattimani¹, Debabrata Goswami^2*

 

¹Ex PG, ²Professor, Department of General Medicine, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, INDIA.

Email: mareppakattimani622@gmail.com

 

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