Autopsy and endomyocardial biopsy findings

Arrhythmogenic RV Cardiomyopathy/Dysplasia: Recent Advances

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 29-44

  Basso, Cristina ^a   Thiene, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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EID: 67549146936     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-88-470-0490-0_5     Document Type: Chapter

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