All roads lead to the heart, but not always. A complex case of a hemodialysis patient requiring permanent cardiac pacing, with no vascular access for either conventional or leadless pacemaker implantation
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Language: English
Page range: 54 - 58
Published on: Jan 12, 2026
Published by: Romanian Society of Cardiology
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