13th International Congress
THE "NEW FRONTIERS"
OF ARRHYTHMIAS 1998

January 24-31, 1998
Marilleva, Trento, Italy

RT-26

Effects of changing pacing pulse polarity, magnitude, and morphology on driven beats

Morton M. Mower.
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA

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