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. 1980 Feb;43(2):184–190. doi: 10.1136/hrt.43.2.184

Mechanocardiographic assessment of left ventricular function in coronary artery disease.

F Van de Werf, J Piessens, H De Geest, H Kesteloot
PMCID: PMC482260  PMID: 7362711

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