American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 5 , Pages 695-700 , 1 March 2009

Effect of Right Ventricular Pacing Lead on Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony in Patients Receiving Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Received 28 August 2008 ,Revised 5 November 2008 ,Accepted 5 November 2008.

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 All financial support for this study was provided by the University of Başkent, Ankara, Turkey.

PII: S0002-9149(08)01988-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.11.027

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 5 , Pages 695-700 , 1 March 2009

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