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Delayed Purkinje potentials during sinus rhythm in post MI patients—an underrecognized target for VT ablation?

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Reithmann, C. Delayed Purkinje potentials during sinus rhythm in post MI patients—an underrecognized target for VT ablation?. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 22, 239–241 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-008-9274-6

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