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  1. F Leyva1,
  2. P Foley1,
  3. A Auricchio2
  1. 1Department of Cardiology, University of Birmingham, Good Hope Hospital, Heart of England NHS Trust, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England
  2. 2Fondazione Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland
  1. Correspondence to Francisco Leyva, Good Hope Hospital, Rectory Road, Sutton Coldfield B75 7RR, UK; cardiologists{at}hotmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2009.186098

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