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European Heart Journal 2002 23(6):437-441; doi:10.1053/euhj.2001.2991
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Upgrading from ventricular to physiological pacing: is it worth it?

J.C. Daubert and C. Leclercq

Département de Cardiologie et Maladies Vasculaires, Centre Cardio-Pneumologique, Hôpital Pontchaillou, CHU 35033, Rennes Cedex, France

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