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Fragmented QRS complex on ECG is associated with ventricular arrhythmias in patients with a prior myocardial infarction

Long-le MaDepartment of Cardiology, Liaocheng People’s Hospital of Taishan Medical University, Shandong Province, China.; These authors contributed equally to the work
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Shu-ying MaDepartment of Cardiology, Liaocheng People’s Hospital of Taishan Medical University, Shandong Province, China.; These authors contributed equally to the work
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Jin-lan LvDepartment of Cardiology, Liaocheng People’s Hospital of Taishan Medical University, Shandong Province, China.
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Yuan ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Liaocheng People’s Hospital of Taishan Medical University, Shandong Province, China.
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Zhen-bo LiuDepartment of Cardiology, Liaocheng People’s Hospital of Taishan Medical University, Shandong Province, China.
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Pei-li BuDepartment of Cardiology, Liaocheng People’s Hospital of Taishan Medical University, Shandong Province, China.
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Zhi-ping LiDepartment of Cardiology, Liaocheng People’s Hospital of Taishan Medical University, Shandong Province, China.
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Le-xin WangDepartment of Cardiology, Liaocheng People’s Hospital of Taishan Medical University, Shandong Province, China.;School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 671-677 | Received 22 Dec 2015, Accepted 04 Jan 2016, Published online: 23 May 2017

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