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Pacing Without Wires: Leadless Cardiac Pacing

Michael L. Bernard
Ochsner Journal September 2016, 16 (3) 238-242;
Michael L. Bernard
Department of Cardiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
MD, PhD
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