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Torsades de pointes, a quarter of a century later: A tribute to Dr. F. Dessertenne

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  1. Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA, USA

    Alexandre Fabiato

  2. Service de Cardiologie, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France

    Philippe Coumel

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Fabiato, A., Coumel, P. Torsades de pointes, a quarter of a century later: A tribute to Dr. F. Dessertenne. Cardiovasc Drug Ther 5, 167–169 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03029818

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