Biomarker Screening for Viable Myocardium in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: Interesting… If Viability Is Important
Bradley H Strauss1, Idan Roifman1
1Schulich Heart Program, Division of Cardiology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Canadian Journal of Cardiology
|October 3, 2017
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