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Original Scientific Paper

Clinical significance of 12 lead ECG changes in patients undergoing pericardiocentesis for cardiac tamponade

Avinash Chandraa Christiana Care Cardiology Consultants, Newark, DE, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Gregary D. Marhefkab Division of Cardiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7906-1540
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Matthew V. DeCarob Division of Cardiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3438-0382
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Pages 76-79 | Received 11 Sep 2019, Accepted 28 Nov 2019, Published online: 27 Dec 2019

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