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Letters to the Editor
Use of low-molecular-weight heparin as bridge anticoagulation therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing transoesophageal echocardiography guided cardioversion
a Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.
b Deaprtment of Vascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.
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