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<journal-id>1409-4142</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Costarricense de Cardiología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. costarric. cardiol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1409-4142</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Costarricense de Cardiología]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1409-41422018000100003</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Terapia de resincronización cardiaca:¿con o sin desfibrilador?]]></article-title>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Clínica Bíblica Servicio de Cardiología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San José ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
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<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
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<year>2018</year>
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<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>3</fpage>
<lpage>5</lpage>
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