Electrocardiography of myocarditis revisited: Clinical and prognostic significance of electrocardiographic changes

Tullio Morgera; Andrea Di Lenarda; Lorella Dreas; Bruno Pinamonti; Franco Humar; Rossana Bussani; Furio Silvestri; Dorita Chersevani; Fulvio Camerini

doi:10.1016/0002-8703(92)90613-z

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Electrocardiography of myocarditis revisited: Clinical and prognostic significance of electrocardiographic changes

Tullio Morgera Andrea Di Lenarda Lorella Dreas Bruno Pinamonti Franco Humar Rossana Bussani Furio Silvestri Dorita Chersevani Fulvio Camerini

American Heart Journal Vol. 124 No. 2 pp. 455-467 · Elsevier BV

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Tullio Morgera, Andrea Di Lenarda, Lorella Dreas, et al. (1992). Electrocardiography of myocarditis revisited: Clinical and prognostic significance of electrocardiographic changes. American Heart Journal, 124(2), 455-467. https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-8703(92)90613-z

Electrocardiography of myocarditis revisited: Clinical and prognostic significance of electrocardiographic changes

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