Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 341-346 , June 2008

Preoperative Evaluations: The Very Last Chance To Identify a Problem With a Pacemaker or Implanted Cardioverter-Defibrillator

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PII: S1053-0770(08)00081-5

doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2008.02.022

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 341-346 , June 2008

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