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Editorial
. 2021 Nov 17;3(16):1753-1755.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.09.008.

Inadvertent Lead Malposition: Prevention Is Better Than Cure

Niall Foley  1 , Indah Sukmawati  2 , Scott A Harding  1
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Editorial

Inadvertent Lead Malposition: Prevention Is Better Than Cure

Niall Foley et al. JACC Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: cardiac pacemaker; complication; percutaneous coronary intervention.

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The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

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  • doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.08.003

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