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Clinical Research in Cardiology
Published in: Clinical Research in Cardiology 8/2017

01-08-2017 | Letter to the Editors

Purkinje–related trigger and substrate of recurrent ventricular tachycardia in a patient with ischemic cardiomyopathy

Authors: Christopher Reithmann, Michael Fiek, Bernhard Herkommer, Ruth Mulser

Published in: Clinical Research in Cardiology | Issue 8/2017

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Metadata
Title
Purkinje–related trigger and substrate of recurrent ventricular tachycardia in a patient with ischemic cardiomyopathy
Authors
Christopher Reithmann
Michael Fiek
Bernhard Herkommer
Ruth Mulser
Publication date
01-08-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Clinical Research in Cardiology / Issue 8/2017
Print ISSN: 1861-0684
Electronic ISSN: 1861-0692
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-017-1103-4

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