Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 28-33 , 2005

Advances in perioperative pacing

  • Phat P. Pham
    • ,
  • Seshadri Balaji

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Seshadri Balaji, MD, Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology), 707 SW Gaines Rd, Mailcode CDRC-P, Portland, OR 97239.

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doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2005.01.010

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 28-33 , 2005

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