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Determinants of sinus rhythm maintenance in patients with early-persistent atrial fibrillation and heart failure

Authors: Ruben R. de With, Michiel Rienstra, Harry J. G. M. Crijns, Isabelle C. Van Gelder, for the RACE 3 investigators

Published in: Clinical Research in Cardiology | Issue 6/2020

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Title: Determinants of sinus rhythm maintenance in patients with early-persistent atrial fibrillation and heart failure
Authors: Ruben R. de With
Michiel Rienstra
Harry J. G. M. Crijns
Isabelle C. Van Gelder
for the RACE 3 investigators
Publication date: 01-06-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Stroke
Heart Failure
Atrial Fibrillation
Targeted Therapy
Published in: Clinical Research in Cardiology / Issue 6/2020
Print ISSN: 1861-0684
Electronic ISSN: 1861-0692
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-019-01581-0

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