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Indications for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy

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    David S. Cannom & Robert D. Lerman

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Cannom, D.S., Lerman, R.D. Indications for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy. Card Electrophysiol Rev 2, 246–250 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009953116351

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