Relation Between Basic and Clinical Electrophysiologic Characteristics in Brugada Syndrome: Facts or Fiction?
ARTHUR A.M. WILDE M.D. PhD.,
ARTHUR A.M. WILDE M.D. PhD.
Experimental and Molecular Cardiology Group, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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HANNO L. TAN M.D. PhD.
Experimental and Molecular Cardiology Group, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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ARTHUR A.M. WILDE M.D. PhD.,
ARTHUR A.M. WILDE M.D. PhD.
Experimental and Molecular Cardiology Group, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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HANNO L. TAN M.D. PhD.
Experimental and Molecular Cardiology Group, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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First published: 23 April 2003
Address for correspondence: Arthur A.M. Wilde, M.D., Ph.D., Experimental and Molecular Cardiology Group, Academic Medical Center, Room M0-052, P.O. Box 22700, 1100 DE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Fax: 31-20-6975458; E-mail:
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