International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 129, Issue 3 , Pages 307-308 , 13 October 2008

Cardiac risk of noncardiac surgery in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Received 15 February 2008 ,Accepted 21 February 2008.

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PII: S0167-5273(08)00511-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.02.029

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 129, Issue 3 , Pages 307-308 , 13 October 2008