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. 1974 Nov;36(11):1109–1121. doi: 10.1136/hrt.36.11.1109

Apex cardiogram and systolic time intervals in acute myocardial infarction and effects of practolol.

F Waagstein, A C Hjalmarson, H S Wasir
PMCID: PMC458928  PMID: 4451589

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