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Common methodological problems and artifacts associated with studies of myocardial stunning in vivo

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Supported in part by NIH R01 grants HL-43151 and HL-55757.

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Bolli, R. Common methodological problems and artifacts associated with studies of myocardial stunning in vivo. Basic Res Cardiol 90, 257–262 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00797893

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