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Electrocardiogram in Newborns: Beneficial or Not?

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This work was supported by Fundació La Marato TV3 (358/U/2015), Fundació Daniel Bravo Andreu, Fondo Investigacion Sanitaria (PI14/01773 and PI17/01690) from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), and Obra Social "La Caixa Foundation" (ID 100010434). The CIBERCV is an initiative of the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness.

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  1. Cardiovascular Genetics Center, Institut D’Investigació Biomèdica Girona (IDIBGI), University of Girona, C/ Dr Castany s/n, Parc Hospitalari Martí i Julià (M-2), Salt, 17190, Girona, Spain

    Oscar Campuzano & Ramon Brugada

  2. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Barcelona, Spain

    Oscar Campuzano, Josep Brugada & Ramon Brugada

  3. Medical Sciences Department, School of Medicine, University of Girona, C/ Emili Grahit 77, 17071, Girona, Spain

    Oscar Campuzano, Georgia Sarquella-Brugada & Ramon Brugada

  4. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Oscar Campuzano

  5. Arrhythmias Unit, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Georgia Sarquella-Brugada, Sergi Cesar & Josep Brugada

  6. GRIE, Neonatology Unit, Hospital Clinic-Maternitat, ICGON, BCNatal, Barcelona, Spain

    Oscar Garcia-Algar

  7. Arrhythmias Unit, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Josep Brugada

  8. Cardiology Service, Hospital Josep Trueta, University of Girona, Girona, Spain

    Ramon Brugada

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Drs. SB, SC and OC designed the study, collected data, drafted the initial manuscript, and reviewed and revised the manuscript. Drs. GA, JB and RB conceptualized and critically reviewed the manuscript for important intellectual content. All authors read and approved the final manuscript as submitted and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

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Campuzano, O., Sarquella-Brugada, G., Cesar, S. et al. Electrocardiogram in Newborns: Beneficial or Not?. Pediatr Cardiol 40, 1320–1321 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-019-02142-y

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