Variants of Ventricular Preexcitation: Recognition and Treatment

Variants of Ventricular Preexcitation: Recognition and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-152

  Sternick, Eduardo Back ^a   Wellens, Hein J J ^b  

^a BIOCOR INSTITUTO   (Brazil)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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DOI: 10.1002/9780470994993     Document Type: Book

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