Atrial fibrillation:: Can we cure it if we can't explain it?

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Sung, RJ
Lauer, MR
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[1] Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Coll Med, Deans Off, Tainan 701, Taiwan
[2] Stanford Univ, Dept Med, Sch Med, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[3] Kaiser Permanente, Cardiac Electrophysiol Serv, San Jose, CA USA
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10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.50021.x
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