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Segal, O.R., Koa-Wing, M., Jarman, J., Peters, N., Markides, V., Davies, D.W. (2010). 25 Intracardiac Mapping. In: Macfarlane, P.W., van Oosterom, A., Pahlm, O., Kligfield, P., Janse, M., Camm, J. (eds) Comprehensive Electrocardiology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-046-3_25

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