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Primary prevention of sudden cardiac death with an entirely subcutaneous defibrillator in a patient with a large right atrial thrombus

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C.K. has received lecture honorary from Biotronik, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, St. Jude Medical and Sorin; he is a consultant to Biotronik and Sorin and performs/has performed clinical studies that are/have been supported by Biotronik, Medtronic, St. Jude Medical, Sorin and Stereotaxis.

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  1. Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Klinik für Herz- und Kreislauferkrankungen, Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität München, Lazarettstr. 36, 80636, Munich, Germany

    Christof Kolb, Carsten Lennerz, Verena Semmler & Clemens Jilek

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Kolb, C., Lennerz, C., Semmler, V. et al. Primary prevention of sudden cardiac death with an entirely subcutaneous defibrillator in a patient with a large right atrial thrombus. Clin Res Cardiol 102, 169–170 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-012-0514-5

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