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  1. Hermann Blessberger1,
  2. Thomas Binder2
  1. 1Department of Internal Medicine I—Cardiology, AKH Linz, Linz, Austria
  2. 2Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Internal Medicine II, AKH, Vienna, Austria
  1. Correspondence to Dr Thomas Binder, University of Vienna, Waehringergürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria; thomas.binder{at}meduniwien.ac.at

https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2010.218636

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