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Wilde, A.A. Proarrhythmia Related to Sodium Channel Blockade: Mechanisms, Monitoring, Prevention and Management. Card Electrophysiol Rev 2, 136–141 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009915413034
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