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Possible relationship between tympanosclerosis and atherosclerosis.
Acta oto-laryngologica - 1 Jun 2004
Pirodda Antonio, Ferri Gian Gaetano, Bruzzi Caterina, Marini Massimiliano, Faggioli Gianluca
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OBJECTIVE: In order to confirm a possible link, as suggested by a recent study, between atherosclerosis and tympanosclerosis, and which could theoretically open new frontiers in the early diagnosis of vascular atherosclerotic diseases starting from a rather simple and rapid examination such as otoscopy, we further investigated this hypothesis in a population affected by atherosclerotic disease of the carotid...
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