Diagnostic Pathway and Clinical Significance of Premature Ventricular Beats (PVBs) in Trained Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV) Athletes
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Donadei, M.; Casatori, L.; Bini, V.; Galanti, G.; Stefani, L. Diagnostic Pathway and Clinical Significance of Premature Ventricular Beats (PVBs) in Trained Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV) Athletes. J. Funct. Morphol. Kinesiol. 2019, 4, 69. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk4040069
Donadei M, Casatori L, Bini V, Galanti G, Stefani L. Diagnostic Pathway and Clinical Significance of Premature Ventricular Beats (PVBs) in Trained Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV) Athletes. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 2019; 4(4):69. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk4040069
Chicago/Turabian StyleDonadei, Matteo, Lorenzo Casatori, Vittorio Bini, Giorgio Galanti, and Laura Stefani. 2019. "Diagnostic Pathway and Clinical Significance of Premature Ventricular Beats (PVBs) in Trained Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV) Athletes" Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology 4, no. 4: 69. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk4040069