Early Use of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy to Accelerate Symptomatic Relief and Complete Left Ventricular Function Recovery in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
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:1. Introduction
2. Case Report
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
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Richard, E.; Turgeon, P.Y.; Dubois, M.; Sénéchal, M. Early Use of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy to Accelerate Symptomatic Relief and Complete Left Ventricular Function Recovery in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy. Medicina 2019, 55, 246. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/medicina55060246
Richard E, Turgeon PY, Dubois M, Sénéchal M. Early Use of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy to Accelerate Symptomatic Relief and Complete Left Ventricular Function Recovery in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy. Medicina. 2019; 55(6):246. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/medicina55060246
Chicago/Turabian StyleRichard, Elizabeth, Pierre Yves Turgeon, Michelle Dubois, and Mario Sénéchal. 2019. "Early Use of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy to Accelerate Symptomatic Relief and Complete Left Ventricular Function Recovery in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy" Medicina 55, no. 6: 246. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/medicina55060246