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Myocardial Bridging: Does It Cause Sudden Death?

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Cardiac Electrophysiology Review

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Gow, R.M. Myocardial Bridging: Does It Cause Sudden Death?. Card Electrophysiol Rev 6, 112–114 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017959827108

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