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Benditt, D.G., Sakaguchi, S., Lurie, K.G., Lu, F. (2007). Sinus Node Dysfunction. In: Willerson, J.T., Wellens, H.J.J., Cohn, J.N., Holmes, D.R. (eds) Cardiovascular Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-715-2_93

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