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Editorial
. 2021 Sep 21;10(18):e023275.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.023275. Epub 2021 Sep 13.

Rapid Diagnosis of STEMI Equivalent in Patients With Left Bundle-Branch Block: Is It Feasible?

Yochai Birnbaum  1 , Yumei Ye  2 , Stephen W Smith  3 , Hani Jneid  1
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Rapid Diagnosis of STEMI Equivalent in Patients With Left Bundle-Branch Block: Is It Feasible?

Yochai Birnbaum et al. J Am Heart Assoc. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; arrhythmias; bundle‐branch block; cardiac; echocardiography; humans; myocardial infarction.

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