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Dressler syndrome in the 21st Century

    Matthew Cotton

    **Author for correspondence:

    E-mail Address: m.cotton3@nhs.net

    Torbay Hospital & South Devon Foundation Trust, TQ2 7AA, UK

    &
    Frederick Sweeting

    *Author for correspondence:

    E-mail Address: Frederick.sweeting@nhs.net

    Torbay Hospital & South Devon Foundation Trust, TQ2 7AA, UK

    Published Online:https://doi.org/10.2217/fca-2023-0100
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