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The Leadless Defibrillator or the Return of the Subcutaneous Electrode: Episode III in the ICD Saga?

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Sanjeev Saksena. The Leadless Defibrillator or the Return of the Subcutaneous Electrode: Episode III in the ICD Saga?. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 13, 179–180 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-005-4579-1

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