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. 2007 Sep;93(9):1134-5.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2007.127563.

Cardiac resynchronisation therapy for the treatment of heart failure: NICE technology appraisal guidance

David Barnett  1 , Seren Phillips, Carole Longson
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Cardiac resynchronisation therapy for the treatment of heart failure: NICE technology appraisal guidance

David Barnett et al. Heart. 2007 Sep.

Abstract

This NICE technology appraisal guidance on cardiac resynchronisation therapy provides additional treatment options for some of the groups of people covered in the earlier guidance on implantable cardioverter defibrillators.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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