Recurrent strokes caused by a malpositioned pacemaker lead

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Recurrent strokes caused by a malpositioned pacemaker lead. / Sivapathasuntharam, Dhanupriya; Hyde, Jonathan A. J.; Reay, Victoria et al.
In: Age and Ageing, Vol. 41, No. 3, 05.2012, p. 420-421.

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Sivapathasuntharam, D, Hyde, JAJ, Reay, V & Rajkumar, C 2012, 'Recurrent strokes caused by a malpositioned pacemaker lead', Age and Ageing, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 420-421. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afr152

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Sivapathasuntharam, D., Hyde, J. A. J., Reay, V., & Rajkumar, C. (2012). Recurrent strokes caused by a malpositioned pacemaker lead. Age and Ageing, 41(3), 420-421. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afr152

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Sivapathasuntharam D, Hyde JAJ, Reay V, Rajkumar C. Recurrent strokes caused by a malpositioned pacemaker lead. Age and Ageing. 2012 May;41(3):420-421. Epub 2011 Dec 11. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afr152

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Sivapathasuntharam, Dhanupriya ; Hyde, Jonathan A. J. ; Reay, Victoria et al. / Recurrent strokes caused by a malpositioned pacemaker lead. In: Age and Ageing. 2012 ; Vol. 41, No. 3. pp. 420-421.

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