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Development and Structure of the Cardiac Conduction System

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Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology in the Young

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    Parvin Dorostkar M.D. (Associate Professor of Pediatrics)

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Dorostkar, P. (2006). Development and Structure of the Cardiac Conduction System. In: Dick, M. (eds) Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology in the Young. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 257. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29170-9_1

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