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Comment on the European guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation

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  1. Cardiology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Leipzigerstrasse 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany

    Samir M. Said & Ruediger C. Braun-Dullaeus

  2. Electrophysiology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Leipzigerstrasse 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany

    Samir M. Said & Ruediger C. Braun-Dullaeus

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Said, S.M., Braun-Dullaeus, R.C. Comment on the European guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation. Clin Res Cardiol 100, 543–544 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-010-0280-1

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