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The Ventricular Premature Complex

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In this chapter the author discusses the historical aspects, prevalence, clinical presentation of the ventricular premature complex (VPC) including VPC-related cardiomyopathy, as well as the types and origin of VPCs, and the treatment of benign and malignant forms of VPCs.

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Gomes, J.A. (2020). The Ventricular Premature Complex. In: Heart Rhythm Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45066-3_12

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