T-wave alternans: Does size matter

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Verrier, RL [1 ]
Kwaku, KF [1 ]
Nearing, BD [1 ]
Josephson, ME [1 ]
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[1] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr,Cardiovasc Div, Inst Med,Harvard Thorndike Electrophysiol Inst, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.50115.x
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R5 [内科学];
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