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Clinical characteristics and treatment of short QT syndrome

Christian Wolpert 1st Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Hospital Mannheim, Faculty of Clinical Medicine of the Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany. [email protected]
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Rainer Schimpf 1st Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Hospital Mannheim, Faculty of Clinical Medicine of the Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
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Christian Veltmann 1st Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Hospital Mannheim, Faculty of Clinical Medicine of the Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
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Carla Giustetto Division of Cardiology, Ospedale Civile di Asti, V.le Vittoria, 85–14100 Asti, Italy
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Fiorenzo Gaita Division of Cardiology, Ospedale Civile di Asti, V.le Vittoria, 85–14100 Asti, Italy
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Martin Borggrefe 1st Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Hospital Mannheim, Faculty of Clinical Medicine of the Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
Pages 611-617 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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