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Antiarrhythmic Prophylaxis after Acute Myocardial Infarction

Is Lidocaine Still Useful?

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  1. Department of Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute and the University of Montreal, 5000 Belanger Street East, Montreal, Quebec, H1T 1C8, Canada

    Stanley Nattel

  2. Department of Pharmacology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

    Stanley Nattel

  3. Division of Cardiology, Gregario Maranon General Hospital, Madrid, Spain

    Angel Arenal

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Nattel, S., Arenal, A. Antiarrhythmic Prophylaxis after Acute Myocardial Infarction. Drugs 45, 9–14 (1993). https://doi.org/10.2165/00003495-199345010-00002

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