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. 1990 Jan;63(1):3–4. doi: 10.1136/hrt.63.1.3

Electrophysiological basis for the use of adenosine in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.

L Belardinelli 1, B B Lerman 1
PMCID: PMC1024304  PMID: 2178658

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