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Achieving global access to heart rhythm therapies in the next decade: A tangible goal

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Heart rhythm disorders are a major global public health challenge. This review highlights worldwide inequalities, access to care issues, early experiences with pilot projects, and promotion of global access to modern heart rhythm therapy.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine, UMDNJ, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

    Sanjeev Saksena

  2. Electrophysiology Research Foundation, Warren, NJ, USA

    Sanjeev Saksena

  3. 161 Washington Valley Rd., Suite 201, Warren, NJ, 07059, USA

    Sanjeev Saksena

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Saksena, S. Achieving global access to heart rhythm therapies in the next decade: A tangible goal. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 17, 163–168 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-006-9072-y

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