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Prophylactic ICDs: Can (and will) the Medical Marketplace Decide Their Role?

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Saksena, S. Prophylactic ICDs: Can (and will) the Medical Marketplace Decide Their Role?. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 12, 175–176 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-005-0409-8

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