© 2002 by European Society of Cardiology
EDITORIAL
Between Scylla and Charybdis: a choice between equally dreadful alternatives
Department of Clinical Electrophysiology, Thoraxcentre, Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam The Netherlands
Correspondence: Luc Jordaens, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical Electrophysiology, Thoraxcentre, Rotterdam, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GM, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: 31 10 463 3991; Fax: 31 10 463 4420; E-mail: jordaens{at}card.azr.nl
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