Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 42, Issue 4 , Pages 328-333 , July 2009

Effects of slow coronary artery flow on P-wave dispersion and atrial electromechanical coupling

Received 25 December 2008

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doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2009.02.004

Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 42, Issue 4 , Pages 328-333 , July 2009

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