Vol 83, No 3 (2025)
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Initial experience with transvenous lead extraction in patients with left ventricular assist devices

Andrzej Ząbek12, Krzysztof Boczar1, Katarzyna Holcman3, Magdalena Kostkiewicz3, Mateusz Ulman1, Anna Rydlewska12, Karolina Golińska-Grzybała4, Maciej Dębski5, Jacek Lelakowski12, Karol Wierzbicki6
Pubmed: 39821617
Pol Heart J 2025;83(3):339-341.

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