Reversible Cardiomyopathy Due to Atrial Fibrillation in a 46-Year-Old Patient
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عنوان ژورنال: Congestive Heart Failure
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1527-5299,1751-7133
DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-5299.2001.01001.x