Short-term amiodarone therapy after reversion of persistent atrial fibrillation reduces recurrences at 18 months
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Short-term amiodarone therapy after reversion of persistent atrial fibrillation reduces recurrences at 18 months.
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عنوان ژورنال: Cardiology Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1898-018X,1897-5593
DOI: 10.5603/cj.a2013.0152