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Editorial
. 2023 Nov 2;25(11):euad260.
doi: 10.1093/europace/euad260.

REINFORCING the clinical utility of an antibacterial envelope to prevent infection following a cardiac implantable electronic device implant procedure

Suneet Mittal  1
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Editorial

REINFORCING the clinical utility of an antibacterial envelope to prevent infection following a cardiac implantable electronic device implant procedure

Suneet Mittal. Europace. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: S.M. is a consultant to Medtronic.

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