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European Heart Journal 2002 23(19):1487-1489; doi:10.1053/euhj.2002.3251
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The effectiveness of serial cardioversion therapy for recurrence of atrial fibrillation

S. P. Fynn and C. J. Garratt

Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, U.K.

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