vestarВестник аритмологииJournal of Arrhythmology1561-86412658-7327НАО «Инкарт»vestar-320Research ArticleЛЕКЦИЯLECTIONКАРДИОРЕСИНХРОНИЗИРУЮЩАЯ ТЕРАПИЯ И ПРЕДУПРЕЖДЕНИЕ ВНЕЗАПНОЙ СЕРДЕЧНОЙ СМЕРТИCARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY AND PREVENTION OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATHОвсыщерИ. ..OvsyshcherI. ..noemail@neicon.ruСоболеваЕ. ..SobolevaE. ..noemail@neicon.ruBen Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, IsraelRussian FederationМедтроник, Новосибирск, РоссияRussian Federation2007220920200493541Copyright © Овсыщер И..., Соболева Е..., 20202020Овсыщер И..., Соболева Е...Ovsyshcher I..., Soboleva E...Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://vestar.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/320ReferencesLevy D, Kechaiah S, Larson MG, et al. Long-term trends in the incidence of and survival with heart failure. N Engl J Med. 2002;347:1397-1402.Levy D, Kechaiah S, Larson MG, et al. 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