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- Oxford University Press
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- Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author(s) 2018. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.
- ISSN
- 2047-2404
- DOI
- 10.1093/ehjci/jey073
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Abstract
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Journal
European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging – Oxford University Press
Published: Sep 1, 2018