Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 51, Issue 1 , Pages 23-30 , July 2008

Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia

  • Nian Liu
    • ,
  • Yanfei Ruan
    • ,
  • Silvia G. Priori

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Silvia G. Priori, MD, PhD, Molecular Cardiology, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Via Maugeri 10/10°, 27100 Pavia, Italy.

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PII: S0033-0620(07)00104-1

doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2007.10.005

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 51, Issue 1 , Pages 23-30 , July 2008

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