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Uncommon cause of ST-segment elevation in V1–V3: incremental value of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

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  1. Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Department, ‘Ospedali Riuniti’ and University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy

    Enrico Fabris & Gianfranco Sinagra

  2. Division of Cardiology, University Hospital “Santa Maria della Misericordia”, Udine, Italy

    Giorgio Morocutti, Alessandro Proclemer & Gaetano Nucifora

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Fabris, E., Morocutti, G., Sinagra, G. et al. Uncommon cause of ST-segment elevation in V1–V3: incremental value of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Clin Res Cardiol 103, 825–828 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-014-0715-1

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