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Holak, E.J., Scott, J.P. & Pagel, P.S. Electroconvulsive therapy-induced asystole: Occurrence after 39 previous uneventful treatments. Can J Anesth 54, 772–773 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03026881
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