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A clinical appraisal of left atrial function

C. Stefanadisf1, J. Dernellis and P. Toutouzas

Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, University of Athens, Greece

revised June 1, 1999; accepted June 23, 1999

f1 Correspondence: Christodoulos Stefanadis, MD, FACC, FESC, 9 Tepeleniou Str, 15452 Paleo Psychico, Athens, Greece.

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