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Implanted cardiac devices are reliably detected by commercially available metal detectors

Katja F. HolmDepartment of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Søren HjortshøjDepartment of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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Steen PehrsonDepartment of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen O, Denmark
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Jesper Hastrup SvendsenDepartment of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen O, Denmark;Department of Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen N, Denmark;Danish National Research Foundation Centre for Cardiac Arrhythmia (DARC), Copenhagen N, Denmark
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Sam RiahiDepartment of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark;Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark
Pages 271-274 | Received 30 Apr 2013, Accepted 04 Jul 2013, Published online: 12 Aug 2013

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