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Implantation Techniques

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Cardiac Electrophysiology Review

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  1. Regional Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, CA

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Higgins, S.L. Implantation Techniques. Card Electrophysiol Rev 2, 277–279 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009934223620

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