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Current Status of the Ventak® PRx Pulse Generator and Endotak™ Nonthoracotomy Lead System.Hauser et al., 1992
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- 6505877967198636495
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- Hauser R
- Mower M
- Mitchell M
- Nisam S
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- Pacing & Clinical Electrophysiology
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This article focuses on the current status of the Ventak® PRx pulse generator and Endotak™ nonthoracotomy lead system. The early results suggest that MIPDs and nonthoracotomy leads will fulfill the needs for which they have been designed and developed. Traditional …
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