Cardiac resynchronisation therapy is cost effective.
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Conflicts of interests: Drs Freemantle and Cleland were members of the CARE-HF trial Steering Committee funded by Medtronic. All authors received funding to attend meetings and undertake work relating to the trial and authored the cost-effectiveness analyses. All authors have received honoraria for speaking at meetings and research funding from companies in the pharmaceutical and device industries.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Revista espanola de cardiologia
دوره 63 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010