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• Experimental drug that mimics thryoid hormone safely lowers 'bad' cholesterol
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• Cor triatriatum and lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum in the elderly: a case report
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• Genetic variation in the adiponectin receptor 2 (ADIPOR2) gene is associated with coronary artery disease and increased ADIPOR2 expression in peripheral monocytes
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