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Still looking for the ultimate mechanism of myocardial stunning

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Ovize, M. Still looking for the ultimate mechanism of myocardial stunning. Basic Res Cardiol 92 (Suppl 2), 16–17 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00797198

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