Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 599-607 , June 2010

Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Pacing Causes Intraventricular Dyssynchrony in Patients With Sick Sinus Syndrome: A Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Study

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doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.03.006

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 6 , Pages 599-607 , June 2010

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