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Evaluation of myocardial viability in chronic ischemic cardiomyopathy

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Jeroen J. Bax & Ernst E. van der Wall

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Bax, J.J., van der Wall, E.E. Evaluation of myocardial viability in chronic ischemic cardiomyopathy. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 19, 137–140 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022882202305

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