Correlation analysis of hematocrit level and coronary heart disease in patients with chest pain: a case-control study

By sjmartinez • May 22, 2025

Xie J, Cao H, Jin D, Wang Y, Li X, Budoff M, Jiang H, Ren J. Correlation analysis of hematocrit level and coronary heart disease in patients with chest pain: a case-control study. J Thorac Dis. 2025 Apr 30;17(4):2492-2502. doi: 10.21037/jtd-2025-645. Epub 2025 Apr 28. PMID: 40400927; PMCID: PMC12090147.

Tags: Cardiology/Epi, CFD, CHD, computational fluid dynamics, coronary heart disease, Correlation, Harbor UCLA, HCT, Hematocrit, hemodynamic mechanism, Publications

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