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Abdominal discomfort leading to the incidental finding of complete heart block

Angus AW Baumann, Nicholas J Montarello and Glenn D Young
Med J Aust 2022; 216 (7): . || doi: 10.5694/mja2.51469
Published online: 18 April 2022

 


  • 1 Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, SA
  • 2 MonashHeart, Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, VIC
  • 3 Alice Springs Hospital, Alice Springs, NT


Correspondence: angus.baumann@nt.gov.au

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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