An unusual etiology of torsade de pointes-induced syncope
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Corresponding author: Marco Morosin MD Cardiovascular Deptartment Ospedali Riuniti Trieste Marco Morosin Via Valdoni 7 34149 Trieste, Italy Phone: +39 0403994477 E-mail: marco.morosin01@ gmail.com 1 Cardiovascular Department “Ospedali Riuniti” Trieste and Postgraduate School Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Trieste and Cardiology Department “Santa Maria degli Angeli” Hospital, Pordenone, Italy 2 Cardiology Department, ARC. “Santa Maria degli Angeli” Hospital, Pordenone, Italy
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