Ventricular myocardial band concept and ventricular resynchronization device therapy: Crossing the roads?

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Dusan B Velimirovic. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2006 Nov.

. 2006 Nov;30(5):816-7; author reply 817-8.

doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.08.018. Epub 2006 Sep 26.

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