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Images in cardiology
Variant ECG pattern associated with acute proximal left anterior descending occlusion
  1. Andrew Whittaker,
  2. John Rawlins,
  3. Ali Dana
  1. Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Ali Dana, Consultant Cardiologist, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3LY, UK; ali.dana{at}porthosp.nhs.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300435

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