Heartbeat: is the keyword ‘atrial’ or ‘fibrillation’?
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Heart
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1355-6037,1468-201X
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2019-316230