Vol 28, No 3 (2021)
Research Letter
Published online: 2021-03-10

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Monitoring of QTc interval in patients with COVID-19. First experience with a portable ECG-recording device

María Abellas-Sequeiros1, Cristina Lozano-Granero1, Cristina García-Sebastián1, Eduardo Franco-Díez1, Antonio Hernández-Madrid1, Javier Moreno-Planas1, Jaime Masjuan-Vallejo2, Marcelo Sanmartín-Fernández1, Jose Luis Zamorano-Gómez1
Pubmed: 33843037
Cardiol J 2021;28(3):483-485.

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