The Role of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in the Young
NICO A. BLOM M.D., Ph.D.,
NICO A. BLOM M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorNICO A. BLOM M.D., Ph.D.,
NICO A. BLOM M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorAddress for correspondence: Nico A. Blom, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands. Fax: 31715248110; E-mail: [email protected]
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, Vol. 20, pp. 66–68, January 2009.
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