Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 42, Issue 6 , Pages 566-573 , November 2009

New material for implantable cardiac leads

  • S. Suave Lobodzinski, PhD

      Affiliations

    • California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, California State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90840, USA.
    • ,
  • Michael Laks, MD

      Affiliations

    • Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA

Received 6 June 2009

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PII: S0022-0736(09)00336-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2009.07.019

Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 42, Issue 6 , Pages 566-573 , November 2009

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