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European Heart Journal 2002 23(7):514-517; doi:10.1053/euhj.2001.3016
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Atrial fibrillation—a curable condition?

C. Pappone

Department of Cardiology, Division of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy

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