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Dysinnervated but viable myocardium in ischemic heart disease

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We would like to thank Dr. Markus Schwaiger and Dr. James Caldwell for their contribution of figures, and Anne Coe for her help with the preparation of this manuscript. This study was supported by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (HL-76252 and HL-81722); the Department of Veterans Affairs; and the Albert and Elizabeth Rekate Fund.

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    James A. Fallavollita MD & John M. Canty Jr MD

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    James A. Fallavollita MD & John M. Canty Jr MD

  3. Department of Medicine/Cardiology, University at Buffalo, Biomedical Research Building, Room 361, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14214, USA

    James A. Fallavollita MD & John M. Canty Jr MD

  4. Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA

    John M. Canty Jr MD

  5. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA

    John M. Canty Jr MD

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Fallavollita, J.A., Canty, J.M. Dysinnervated but viable myocardium in ischemic heart disease. J. Nucl. Cardiol. 17, 1107–1115 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-010-9292-5

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