Editorial
Editorial for “Impact of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Epicardial Adipose Tissue and Myocardial Microcirculation by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Postmenopausal Women”
Eleanor E. Rye MBBS,
Eleanor E. Rye MBBS
Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Sara L. Hungerford MBBS, PhD,
Corresponding Author
Sara L. Hungerford MBBS, PhD
Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Department of Cardiology, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Sydney, Australia
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Eleanor E. Rye MBBS,
Eleanor E. Rye MBBS
Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Sara L. Hungerford MBBS, PhD,
Corresponding Author
Sara L. Hungerford MBBS, PhD
Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Department of Cardiology, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Sydney, Australia
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First published: 28 March 2022
No abstract is available for this article.
Conflict of interests
All authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this editorial to disclose.
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