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  1. Division of Electrophysiology and Pacing, Department of Cardiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk F-15, 44195, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Thomas J. Dresing MD & Bruce L. Wilkoff MD

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Dresing, T.J., Wilkoff, B.L. Bradyarrhythmias. Curr Treat Options Cardio Med 3, 291–298 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11936-001-0091-9

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