2013 ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy

Corresponding author. Michele Brignole, Department of Cardiology, Ospedali del Tigullio, Via Don Bobbio 25, IT-16033 Lavagna, (GE) Italy. Tel: +39 0185 329 569, Fax: +39 0185 306 506, Email: [email protected]

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Associations: Acute Cardiovascular Care Association (ACCA), Heart Failure Association (HFA), European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI)

Working Groups: Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases

Council: Cardiology Practice

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