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Original Scientific Papers

Fragmented QRS on electrocardiography as a predictor of myocardial scar in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Aneesh C. RatheendranDepartment of Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (AIMS), Kochi, India; Correspondence[email protected]
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Muthiah SubramanianDepartment of Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (AIMS), Kochi, India;
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Devi K. BhanuDepartment of Radiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (AIMS), Kochi, India
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Mukund A. PrabhuDepartment of Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (AIMS), Kochi, India;
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Rajesh KannanDepartment of Radiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (AIMS), Kochi, India
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K. U. NatarajanDepartment of Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (AIMS), Kochi, India;
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S. Saritha SekharDepartment of Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (AIMS), Kochi, India;
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Rajesh ThachathodiyilDepartment of Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (AIMS), Kochi, India;
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M. S. HarikrishnanDepartment of Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (AIMS), Kochi, India;
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Praveen G. PaiDepartment of Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (AIMS), Kochi, India;
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Pages 42-46 | Received 29 Jul 2018, Accepted 02 Nov 2018, Published online: 03 Jan 2019

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