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Could nasal septal deformities type 5 and 6 be a predictive factor of the indi- vidual genetic predilection for the onset of an acute coronary syndrome?.
B-ENT - 1 Jan 2000
Caric T, Mladina R, Cingi C, Skitarelic N, Raguz M, Bergovec M, Starcevic B, Subaric M, Muluk B
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OBJECTIVES: the possible impact of nasal septal deformities (SD) on cardiac pathology has not been well studied, despite growing evidence among data showing that upper air-way obstruction has a negative effect on cardiac function in general and a "deviated nasal septum" being considered one of the most frequent factors responsible for impaired nasal breathing. METHODS: a retrospective, case-control, double-blind...
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