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Stefan Buchner1, Carsten Jungbauer, Christoph Birner

  • 1Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin II, Kardiologie, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss Allee 11, 93042 Regensburg, Germany.

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