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. 2025 Jun 13;12(6):226.
doi: 10.3390/jcdd12060226.

Reply to Neunhaeuserer et al. Comment on "Bianco et al. Differences in Arrhythmia Detection Between Harvard Step Test and Maximal Exercise Testing in a Paediatric Sports Population. J. Cardiovasc. Dev. Dis. 2025, 12, 22"

Massimiliano Bianco  1 , Fabrizio Sollazzo  1 , Riccardo Pella  1 , Saverio Vicentini  1 , Samuele Ciaffoni  1 , Gloria Modica  2 , Riccardo Monti  1 , Michela Cammarano  1 , Paolo Zeppilli  1 , Vincenzo Palmieri  1
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Reply to Neunhaeuserer et al. Comment on "Bianco et al. Differences in Arrhythmia Detection Between Harvard Step Test and Maximal Exercise Testing in a Paediatric Sports Population. J. Cardiovasc. Dev. Dis. 2025, 12, 22"

Massimiliano Bianco et al. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. .

Abstract

We have read the commentary on our article entitled 'Differences in Arrhythmia Detection Between Harvard Step Test and Maximal Exercise Testing in a Paediatric Sports Population' [...].

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