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Molecular Biology of Human Arrhythmias: Implications for the Clinical Electrophysiologist

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Estes, N.A.M., Mendelsohn, M.E. Molecular Biology of Human Arrhythmias: Implications for the Clinical Electrophysiologist. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2, 321–324 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009787932350

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