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Editorial
. 2017 Aug 4;34(4):382-383.
doi: 10.4274/balkanmedj.2016.0447.

New Insights on the "DC Shock-Reperfusion" in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Killing Two Birds with One Stone?

Ümran Özdamar  1 , Mehmet Kadri Akboğa  1 , Muhammed Fatih Bayraktar  1 , Özcan Özeke  1
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Editorial

New Insights on the "DC Shock-Reperfusion" in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Killing Two Birds with One Stone?

Ümran Özdamar et al. Balkan Med J. .
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Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Lead electrocardiogram showing ST segment elevation in precordial leads.
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