Melphalan-induced cardiotoxicity: ventricular arrhythmias.

BMJ Case Rep

Department of Internal Medicine (Clinical Hematology Division), Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Published: December 2016

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2016-218652DOI Listing

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