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T-wave alternans: will it
revolutionize risk stratification for sudden cardiac death?
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Hans D. Esperer, Helmut U. Klein,
Richard J. Cohen*.
Dept. of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Otto-von-Guericke, Magdeburg
University, Germany, *Harvard University, MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology,
Cambridge, MA, USA
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