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Late Gadolinium Enhancement does occur in the Tako-Tsubo Cardiomyopathy - a quantitative cardiovascular magnetic resonance study

✍ Scribed by Christian Hamilton-Craig; Kris Nowakowski; Nick J Brett; Wendy E Strugnell; Richard E Slaughter

Publisher: BioMed Central
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Weight: 365 KB
Volume: 13
Category: Article
ISSN: 1097-6647
DOI: 10.1186/1532-429x-13-s1-p314

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