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Cardiostim 2004 - 14th World Congress in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiac Techniques
October 16 - 19, 2004, Nice, France
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Content
Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death: AEDs, ICDs, and Economics by Eric N. Prystowsky, MD As presented at this year's Cardiostim meeting, Eric N. Prystowsky, MD, focuses his report on the areas of discussion and debate: automatic external defibrillators and implantable cardioverter defibrillators for the prevention of SCD.
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