When Is it Appropriate to Withdraw Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy? Guesses and Evidence ∗
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عنوان ژورنال: JACC: Heart Failure
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2213-1779
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2015.01.003