Published in Am Heart J on April 01, 2010
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The modified anterior line: an alternative linear lesion in perimitral flutter. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2009) 0.86
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Preventricular far-field sensing in the atrial channel of dual chamber pacemakers--an occasional cause of inappropriate mode switch. J Interv Card Electrophysiol (2004) 0.84
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Characteristics associated with low treatment satisfaction in patients with implanted cardioverter defibrillators: results from the LICAD study. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol (2005) 0.84
Acute and late outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) for the treatment of severe symptomatic aortic stenosis in patients at high- and low-surgical risk. J Interv Cardiol (2012) 0.84
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Outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a physician-staffed emergency medical system according to the Utstein style. Am Heart J (2007) 0.84
Successful pacemaker lead implantation via the subclavian vein despite of high degree stenosis of the vein. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol (2005) 0.84
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Conduction velocity restitution of the human atrium--an efficient measurement protocol for clinical electrophysiological studies. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng (2011) 0.83
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