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Bidirectional ventricular tachycardia in a patient with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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    Oliver Adam, Christian Ukena, Michael Böhm & Hans-Ruprecht Neuberger

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Adam, O., Ukena, C., Böhm, M. et al. Bidirectional ventricular tachycardia in a patient with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Clin Res Cardiol 101, 851–852 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-012-0462-0

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