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. 1992;19(2):134–141.

Dysrhythmias in Acute Myocardial Infarction

How to Treat, When to Treat, and When Not to Treat

J Alberto Lopez 1, Ali Massumi 1
PMCID: PMC326270  PMID: 15227426

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