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Complications associated with myocardial bridging in four children without underlying cardiac disease: a case series

Federica Brancatoa Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Donato Rigantea Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy;b Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Rome, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7032-7779
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Marco Piastrab Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy;c Paediatric Intensive Care Unit and Trauma Centre, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Alessandro Gambacortaa Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Claudia Auriliaa Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Gabriella De Rosaa Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy;b Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
Pages 278-284 | Received 28 Oct 2020, Accepted 12 Feb 2021, Published online: 11 Jun 2021

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