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Use of β-Blockers Should Not “Block” Nuclear Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with Vasodilator Stress

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    J. Antonio Marin-Neto & Benedito C. Maciel

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Marin-Neto, J.A., Maciel, B.C. Use of β-Blockers Should Not “Block” Nuclear Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with Vasodilator Stress. curr cardiovasc imaging rep 3, 54–56 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12410-010-9009-9

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