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Acquired long QT interval in a recurrent septic female patient with polymorphic ventricular tachycardia due to primary acute adrenal insufficiency

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    Roja Soutodeh, Jürgen Götz, Ulrich Tebbe & Alessandro Cuneo

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Soutodeh, R., Götz, J., Tebbe, U. et al. Acquired long QT interval in a recurrent septic female patient with polymorphic ventricular tachycardia due to primary acute adrenal insufficiency. Clin Res Cardiol 100, 373–377 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-010-0257-0

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