Co-authors are Alejandro A. Borquez, M.D.; Daniel Cortez, M.D.; Anthony McCanta, M.D.; Paolo De Filippo, M.D.; Robert Whitehill, M.D.; Jason Imundo, M.D.; Jeremy P. Moore, M.D.; Elizabeth Sherwin, M.D.; Taylor Howard, M.D.; Eric Rosenthal, M.D.; Naomi Kertesz, M.D.; Philip Chang, M.D.; Nandini Madan, M.D.; Steven Kutalek, M.D.; Benjamin Hammond, M.D.; Christopher M. Janson, M.D.; V. Ramesh Iyer, M.D.; and Matthew R. Williams, M.D. Authors’ disclosures are listed in the manuscript.

The study reported no funding. Dr. Shah is a consultant for Medtronic, the maker of the leadless pacemaker utilized in this study.


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