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A call for large-scale CIED recycling

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    Daniel Alyesh & Sri Sundaram

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Alyesh, D., Sundaram, S. A call for large-scale CIED recycling. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 66, 1033–1034 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-022-01389-5

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