International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 145, Issue 2 , Pages 386-387 , 19 November 2010

Prevalence of interatrial block in patients with Friedreich's Ataxia

  • Marios Panas

      Affiliations

    • First Dept. of Neurology, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
    • Both authors contributed equally.
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  • Elias Gialafos

      Affiliations

    • First Dept. of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Ipsilantou 37, Kolonaki, 106 76 Athens, Greece. Tel.: +30 2107244044; fax: +30 2107253633.
    • Both authors contributed equally.
    • ,
  • Kostas Spengos

      Affiliations

    • First Dept. of Neurology, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • Theodore G. Papaioannou

      Affiliations

    • First Dept. of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • Konstantina Aggeli

      Affiliations

    • First Dept. of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • Athina Kladi

      Affiliations

    • First Dept. of Neurology, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • Gerasimos Siasos

      Affiliations

    • First Dept. of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • John Gialafos

      Affiliations

    • First Dept. of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • Dimitrios Vassilopoulos

      Affiliations

    • First Dept. of Neurology, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • Christodoulos Stefanadis

      Affiliations

    • First Dept. of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Received 26 January 2010 ,Accepted 14 February 2010.

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PII: S0167-5273(10)00123-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.02.056

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 145, Issue 2 , Pages 386-387 , 19 November 2010

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