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Cardiac resynchronization therapy is effective even in elderly patients with comorbidities

✍ Scribed by Natália António; Carolina Lourenço; Rogério Teixeira; Fátima Saraiva; Lourenço Coelho; Miguel Ventura; João Cristóvão; Luís Elvas; Lino Gonçalves; Luís A. Providência

Publisher
Springer
Year
2009
Tongue
English
Weight
193 KB
Volume
27
Category
Article
ISSN
1383-875X

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