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  1. Donald SC Ang,
  2. Michelle PC Kao,
  3. Allan D Struthers
  1. University of Dundee, Division of Medicine and Therapeutics, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland, UK
  1. Correspondence to Donald SC Ang, University of Dundee, Division of Medicine and Therapeutics, Level 7, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK; donaldscang{at}doctors.org.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2009.182113

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    • Funding British Heart Foundation, Greater London House, 180 Hampstead Road, London NW1 7AW, UK.

    • Competing interests None.

    • Ethics approval This study was conducted with the approval of the Tayside Committee for Medical Ethics, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; not externally peer reviewed.

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