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European Heart Journal 2001 22(6):458-464; doi:10.1053/euhj.2000.2130
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Review

Treatment of tachyarrhythmias during pregnancy and lactation

H.L. Tanf1 and K.I. Lie

Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, University of Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

revised January 10, 2000; accepted January 14, 2000

f1 Correspondence: Hanno L. Tan, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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