Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 42, Issue 6 , Pages 561-565 , November 2009

Right ventricular apical lead position is associated with prolonged signal-averaged P-wave duration

Received 7 March 2009

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doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2009.07.017

Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 42, Issue 6 , Pages 561-565 , November 2009

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