“C” Trouble: Class IC Anti-arrhythmic Toxicity

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Maia Eng
William Wung
Uma N Srivatsa
Gagan D Singh*

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Eng, M., Wung, W., Srivatsa, U. N., & Singh, G. D. (2017). “C” Trouble: Class IC Anti-arrhythmic Toxicity. Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiology, 4(2), 033–037. https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-2976.000047
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