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European Heart Journal 2000 21(11):884-889; doi:10.1053/euhj.1999.1913
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Review

Bi-ventricular pacing in congestive cardiac failure. Current experience and future directions

S. Walkerf1, T.M. Levy, A.J.S. Coats, N.S. Peters and V.E. Paul

Imperial College Cardiac Electrophysiology Group, Imperial College, London, U.K.

revised August 8, 1999; accepted August 18, 1999

f1 Correspondence: Dr S. Walker, Department of Cardiology, Harefield Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB9 6JH, U.K.

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