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A Rare Cause of Ventricular Fibrillation Confirmed by Speckle-Tracking Imaging Cover

A Rare Cause of Ventricular Fibrillation Confirmed by Speckle-Tracking Imaging

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|Jan 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jce-2017-0022 | Journal eISSN: 2457-5518 | Journal ISSN: 2457-550X
Language: English
Page range: 188 - 192
Submitted on: Nov 25, 2017
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Accepted on: Dec 10, 2017
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Published on: Jan 11, 2018
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2018 Larisa Anghel, Eduard Dabija, Liviu Macovei, Cristina Prisacariu, Mihaela Viviana Ivan, Cătălina Arsenescu Georgescu, published by Asociatia Transilvana de Terapie Transvasculara si Transplant KARDIOMED
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