A Better Mousetrap? The Search for an Improved CRT Optimization Technique
DAVID D. SPRAGG M.D.,
HUGH CALKINS M.D., F.A.C.C.,
DAVID D. SPRAGG M.D.
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Search for more papers by this authorHUGH CALKINS M.D., F.A.C.C.
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Search for more papers by this authorDAVID D. SPRAGG M.D.,
HUGH CALKINS M.D., F.A.C.C.,
DAVID D. SPRAGG M.D.
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Search for more papers by this authorHUGH CALKINS M.D., F.A.C.C.
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAddress for correspondence: Hugh Calkins, M.D., F.A.C.C., FAHA, Director of the Arrhythmia Service and Clinical Electrophysiology Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Carnegie 530, Baltimore, MD 21287. Fax: 410-614-1345; E-mail: [email protected]
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, Vol. 18, pp. 1258-1260, December 2007
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