Catecholamine-Induced Cardiomyopathy Rapidly Reversed With β-Blocker Therapy
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عنوان ژورنال: Congestive Heart Failure
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1527-5299,1751-7133
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7133.2009.00079.x