Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 118.e1-118.e5 , March 2009

Three-dimensional relationship between the conus branch and the precordial leads confirmed by 64–multidetector-row computed tomography

  • Shumpei Mori, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Sendai Kousei Hospital, 4-15 Hirose-chou, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-0873, Japan. Tel.: +81 22 222 6189; fax: +81 22 222 6189.
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  • Makoto Takamiya, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
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  • Kenji Suzuki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
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  • Manabu Nakagawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
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  • Hideyuki Akiyama, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
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  • Taku Honda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
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  • Kaname Takizawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
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  • Satomi Fujiwara, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
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  • Tatsushi Ootomo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
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  • Mikio Mitsuoka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
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  • Yuuko Ito, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
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  • Naoto Inoue, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
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  • Taiichiro Meguro, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Miyagi, Japan

Received 13 June 2008

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PII: S0022-0736(08)00349-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2008.08.044

Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 118.e1-118.e5 , March 2009

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