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The missing spade: apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy investigation

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Alpendurada, F., Prasad, S.K. The missing spade: apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy investigation. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 24, 687–689 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-008-9335-z

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