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European Heart Journal 1999 20(5):327-337; doi:10.1053/euhj.1998.1144
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Effects of acute ischaemia on intramyocardial contraction heterogeneity; new ultrasound technologies to study an old phenomenon

P. Colonnaa,f1, R. Montiscia, GaliutoL. b, L. Melonia and S. Ilicetoa

a Institute of Cardiology, University of Cagliari, Italy
b University of San Diego, CA, U.S.A.

revised May 7, 1998; accepted May 20, 1998

f1 Correspondence: Dr Paolo Colonna, MD, Institute of Cardiology, PO S. Giovanni di Dio, Via Ospedale 46, 09124 Cagliari, Italy.

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