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EDITORIAL COMMENT Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy: The Gold Standard or Just Another Imaging Modality?

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Stevenson, I., Kalman, J. EDITORIAL COMMENT Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy: The Gold Standard or Just Another Imaging Modality?. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 10, 27–29 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JICE.0000011481.85698.64

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