Implantable Defibrillator Timing Windows: When Coincidence Can Be Confusing.

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol

From the Cardiology Department, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia (N.J.); and Cardiology Department, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada (K.V., D.C., K.N.).

Published: March 2016

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