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Cazeau, S., Garrigue, S., Laffitte, S., Ritter, P., Barold, S.S. (2008). Role of Echocardiography After Implantation of a Cardiac Resynchronization System. In: Barold, S.S., Ritter, P. (eds) Devices for Cardiac Resynchronization. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71167-6_12
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