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European Heart Journal 2002 23(9):682-686; doi:10.1053/euhj.2001.2958
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Biventricular pacing in patients with heart failure and intraventricular conduction delay: state of the art and perspectives. The European view

M. Santini, Chairman of the Working Group on Cardiac Pacing of the European Society of Cardiology and R. Riccia

a Department of Cardiology, San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy

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