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. 1969 Nov;31(6):693–699. doi: 10.1136/hrt.31.6.693

The apex cardiogram in left bundle-branch block.

D E Santos, A De la Paz, R J Pietras, J R Tobin Jr, R M Gunnar
PMCID: PMC487576  PMID: 5358149

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