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The Role of Genetic Testing In Paediatric Syndromes of Sudden Death: State Of The Art and Future Considerations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2009

Jorge McCormack
Jorge McCormack*
Affiliation:
The Congenital Heart Institute of Florida (CHIF), Division of Pediatric Cardiology, All Children’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Tampa, Pediatric Cardiology Associates/Pediatrix Medical Group, Saint Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, United States of America
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Correspondence to: Jorge McCormack, MD, FACC, The Congenital Heart Institute of Florida (CHIF), Division of Pediatric Cardiology, All Children’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Tampa, Pediatric Cardiology Associates/Pediatrix Medical Group, Saint Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, United States of America. E-mail: jorge_mccormack@pediatrix.com; Web Page: http://www.CHIF.us/
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Electrophysiologyarrhythmiageneticspaediatric cardiology
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 19 , Issue S2: Innovation associated with the treatment of patients with congenital and pediatric cardiac disease , November 2009 , pp. 54 - 65
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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