Marijuana, bigeminal premature ventricular contractions and sluggish coronary flow: Are they related?
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Dermal reaction and bigeminal premature ventricular contractions due to neostigmine: a case report
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiology Cases
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1878-5409
DOI: 10.1016/j.jccase.2013.06.006