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Should All Candidates for ICD Therapy Receive a Dual Chamber System?

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Jung, W., Lüderitz, B. Should All Candidates for ICD Therapy Receive a Dual Chamber System?. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 3, 203–206 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009876514504

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