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Published in: Clinical Research in Cardiology 5/2015

01-05-2015 | Letter to the Editors

Successful emergency ablation of ventricular tachycardia in the early postoperative period after left ventricular assist device implantation

Authors: Nandor Szegedi, Gabor Szeplaki, Bela Merkely, Laszlo Geller

Published in: Clinical Research in Cardiology | Issue 5/2015

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Metadata
Title
Successful emergency ablation of ventricular tachycardia in the early postoperative period after left ventricular assist device implantation
Authors
Nandor Szegedi
Gabor Szeplaki
Bela Merkely
Laszlo Geller
Publication date
01-05-2015
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Clinical Research in Cardiology / Issue 5/2015
Print ISSN: 1861-0684
Electronic ISSN: 1861-0692
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-015-0813-8

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