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Simplifying the ECG Diagnosis of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

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  1. Department of Medicine, Hospital of Assisi, Via Valentin Müller, 1 06081, Assisi, PG, Italy

    Paolo Verdecchia

  2. Department of Cardiology, Hospital ‘S. Maria della Misericordia, Perugia, Italy

    Fabio Angeli, Giovanni Mazzotta & Giuseppe Ambrosio

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

    Gianpaolo Reboldi

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Verdecchia, P., Angeli, F., Mazzotta, G. et al. Simplifying the ECG Diagnosis of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy. Curr Cardio Risk Rep 5, 1–4 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12170-010-0147-z

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