Peri-infarct pacing to prevent left reverse remodelling: an unvalidated concept?
Christophe Leclercq1, François Dievart2, Frank Ruschitzka3
1Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Rennes, CIC-IT, Rennes, France christophe.leclercq@chu-rennes.fr.
European Heart Journal
|October 29, 2015
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