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Echocardiographic assessment of myocardial viability: clinical applications and future directions

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    Mani A. Vannan, Jean -Claude Tardif & Natesa G. Pandian

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Vannan, M.A., Tardif, J.C. & Pandian, N.G. Echocardiographic assessment of myocardial viability: clinical applications and future directions. Int J Cardiac Imag 9 (Suppl 2), 69–73 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01143181

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