Current Monitoring of Pacemakers, Defibrillators May Underestimate Device Problems
The current monitoring of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) such as pacemakers and defibrillators may be underestimating device problems.
University of California San Francisco
Give to UCSFThe current monitoring of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) such as pacemakers and defibrillators may be underestimating device problems.
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