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. 2016 Nov;13(11):940.
doi: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2016.11.013.

Age of cardiac resynchronisation therapy; cardiac resynchronisation therapy in elderly

Levent Cerit  1
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Age of cardiac resynchronisation therapy; cardiac resynchronisation therapy in elderly

Levent Cerit. J Geriatr Cardiol. 2016 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac resynchronisation therapy; Senility.

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