New hope for the prevention of recurrent atrial fibrillation

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Abdelhadi, RH [1 ]
Chung, MK [1 ]
Van Wagoner, DR [1 ]
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[1] Cleveland Clin Fdn, Dept Cardiovasc Med, Cleveland, OH 44195 USA
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10.1016/j.ehj.2004.04.035
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