[Pacemaker quiz].

Herzschrittmacherther Elektrophysiol

J. W. Goethe-Universitätsklinik, Medizinische Klinik III-Kardiologie, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany.

Published: March 2006

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