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Flecainide toxicity in renal failure

Rogin SubediDepartment of Medicine, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New YorkCorrespondence[email protected]
, MBBS,
Ryan K. DeanDepartment of Medicine, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York
, DO,
Arbind ChaudharyDepartment of Cardiology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York
, MBBS &
Tamas SzombathyDepartment of Cardiology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York
, MD
Pages 328-330 | Received 29 Jan 2018, Accepted 05 Apr 2018, Published online: 09 May 2018

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