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Pediatric Cardiology
Published in: Pediatric Cardiology 8/2018

01-12-2018 | Letter to the Editor

Letter Regarding: “Evaluation of Early Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Using Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography and Tissue Doppler Imaging,” Cho et al., Pediatric Cardiology ePub July 2018

Author: Thomas D. Ryan

Published in: Pediatric Cardiology | Issue 8/2018

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To the Editor, …
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Title
Letter Regarding: “Evaluation of Early Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Using Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography and Tissue Doppler Imaging,” Cho et al., Pediatric Cardiology ePub July 2018
Author
Thomas D. Ryan
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Pediatric Cardiology / Issue 8/2018
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-018-1983-8

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