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  2. Chairman, Cardiostim InParys, St Cloud Clinique Bizet, Paris Clinique Chirurgicale Val d’Or, St Cloud, Paris, France

    Philippe Ritter MD

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Sweeney, M.O. (2008). Alternative Means of Achieving Cardiac Resynchronization. In: Barold, S.S., Ritter, P. (eds) Devices for Cardiac Resynchronization. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71167-6_4

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