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European Heart Journal 2001 22(6):520-521; doi:10.1053/euhj.2000.2327
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Letters to the Editor

Cardioversion of atrial fibrillation or flutter: a ‘stunning’ problem

S. Kamath and G.Y.H. Lip

Haemostasis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Unit, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham, U.K.

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